US President Donald Trump’s social media staff took a jab at Taylor Swift after she supposedly had her song august removed from his campaign’s TikTok account.
Trump’s TikTok team posted another video using Swift’s song Red from her 2012 album of the same name to troll the singer.
It was accompanied by a mock-up photo of the album cover but instead of a close-up portrait of Swift wearing her signature red lipstick was a picture of Trump wearing his signature red MAGA cap and a faux ‘Red (Donald Trump’s Version)’ playlist.
‘Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican Party,’ the pointed message reads.
However, Taylor Swift’s music, including her song ‘August,’ was removed due to copyright restrictions.
By Saturday midday, the Red audio track had also been removed from Team Trump’s TikTok by either Swift, 36, or someone in her camp. A pop-up note said: ‘This sound isn’t available.’
The trolling White House clip that was posted four days ago showed the backs of Trump, 80, who said he ‘hates’ Swift, and First Lady Melania Trump, 56, as they watched fireworks light up the night sky.
The text appearing on the image read: ‘Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.’
Swift’s song august initially played on the soundtrack, and at the bottom of the post was a message from Team Trump saying: ‘I’m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!’ along with the hashtags #taylorswift #maga #august.
The latest musical tug-of-war comes after Swift, previously endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Donald Trump has publicly expressed negative views of Swift following her political endorsements.
The incident highlights ongoing friction regarding unauthorized use of pop artists’ music in political social media strategies.
