The White House and President Trump’s campaign removed Taylor Swift songs from multiple online videos, including a TikTok clip that featured Swift’s “August” and a November 2025 Team Trump post that had used “Father Figure.” The November clip showed Trump on the White House stairs and footage of him pumping his fist with blood running down his face after the 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania; the TikTok caption still reads, “mood because it's August and Donald Trump is your president.” Taylor Swift has not publicly commented on the use of her music in those posts, unlike Ariana Grande and Katy Perry, who have openly rejected ties to the White House after their songs were used. Swift endorsed former vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, writing “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris … in the 2024 presidential election,” and she criticized Trump on social media in 2020. President Trump has criticized Swift publicly, including a social post saying, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” and a 2025 post claiming she was “no longer 'HOT?'” Publicists for Swift and the White House did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment about the removals.
