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Taylor Swift Song Yanked From Trump Campaign Video
Taylor Swift’s song ‘August’ has been removed from a TikTok video posted by US President Donald Trump’s campaign account. The video, which featured the track alongside a balcony scene with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, had its audio taken down due to copyright restrictions. Fans noticed the removal of the song, which is from Swift’s 2020 album ‘Folklore’, after the Team Trump account had joked that Swift would be “super excited” about her song being used.
The removal of ‘August’ from the TikTok video is not the first time a Team Trump video featuring Swift’s music has lost its audio. A video featuring her song ‘Father Figure’, posted on November 6, 2025, also had its sound removed. However, another Team Trump video posted more recently featuring a version of Swift’s ‘Red’ still had its audio available at the time of reporting.
Swift and Trump have previously clashed publicly over politics. In September 2024, Trump wrote “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on social media after the singer endorsed Kamala Harris during the 2024 US presidential election. The endorsement came after another controversy in August 2024, when Trump shared AI-generated images that falsely suggested Swift had endorsed his presidential campaign.
The incident is connected to a prior controversy where Katy Perry condemned the White House for using her song ‘Firework’ in a military strikes TikTok video.
The UAE has not been directly involved in this controversy, but the news has been reported in the UAE’s Khaleej Times.
