{"id":34017,"date":"2026-08-09T05:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34017"},"modified":"2026-08-09T05:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:59:38","slug":"taylor-swift-songs-removed-from-trump-tiktok-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34017","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Songs Removed From Trump TikTok Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s song \u201cAugust\u201d has been removed from a TikTok post by an account affiliated with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEarlier this week, Team Trump \u2014 launched during Trump\u2019s 2024 presidential campaign \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">shared an edited clip<\/a> of Donald and Melania Trump watching a fireworks show with Swift\u2019s 2020 <em>Folklore<\/em> track \u201cAugust\u201d playing in the background. Text over the video read, \u201cMood because it\u2019s August and Donald Trump is your president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe post\u2019s caption added, \u201cI\u2019m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Friday (Aug. 7), TikTok users in the U.S. noticed that \u201cAugust\u201d had been removed from the post. A message on the video reads, \u201cThis sound isn\u2019t available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe comments section quickly filled with reactions to the song\u2019s removal. \u201cTAYLOR REMOVING THE AUDIO QUEEEEEEN,\u201d one user wrote. Another commented, \u201csorry what was that? cant hear the song.\u201d A third added, \u201cShe removed it, clocked you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Team Trump TikTok account currently has 14 million followers and has regularly posted videos since Trump was elected to a second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAugust\u201d isn\u2019t the only Swift song that has disappeared from a Team Trump post. Another clip featuring the singer\u2019s 2025 hit \u201cFather Figure,\u201d which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7569701713712631095\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> in November of that year, is no longer available, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-song-august-removed-trump-tiktok-video-1236830512\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a><\/em>. A 2025 video on the White House\u2019s official TikTok account featuring her song \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d has also disappeared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSwift had not publicly commented on the situation at press time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter the songs were removed, the Team Trump account <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/photo\/7670925234916134158\" target=\"_blank\">further trolled Swift<\/a> by using a live performance version of the title track from her 2012 album, <em>Red<\/em>. The post features <em>Red<\/em>-styled cover art with a mock-up of Trump\u2019s profile over the letters and a fake \u201cRed (Trump\u2019s Version)\u201d playlist. Sound was not available on the post as of publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cDid you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican Party,\u201d the post\u2019s caption reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTrump has been critical of Swift since 2018, with tensions escalating after the singer endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Trump later responded by posting, \u201cI HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!\u201d on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFollowing Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding on July 4, the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/white-house-trolls-taylor-swift-wedding-msg-sign-1236287849\/\">weighed in with a social media<\/a> post that mocked the superstar couple\u2019s celebration at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden with an altered photo of the venue\u2019s digital marquee that was changed to read \u201cTrump Is Your President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cAugust\u201d has been removed from a TikTok post by an account affiliated with President Donald Trump. 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