{"id":35296,"date":"2026-08-09T22:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35296"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:39:37","slug":"taylor-swift-silently-shuts-down-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35296","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Silently Shuts Down Donald Trump"},"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=\"has-dropcap body dropcap\">For years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his team has been engaging in a particular form of digital provocation: using the biggest hits by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/musicians\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">major pop stars<\/a> as background music for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-iran-war-bombing-videos\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">propaganda videos posted to TikTok<\/a> and other social media platforms. From posts detailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/ice\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">ICE<\/a> raids to those that boost the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-iran-war-white-house-address-interview\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">war in Iran<\/a>, the strategy seems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/story\/musicians-protest-donald-trump-stop-using-music-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">designed to provoke direct conflict with artists<\/a>\u2014who often oppose the president\u2019s policies\u2014in order to amplify their media impact. However, this tactic has just run up against the copyright empire of the most powerful singer on the planet: Taylor Swift, who has apparently managed to completely silence multiple posts from the White House and the Republican campaign that went up the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Several videos shared on the president\u2019s official TikTok account no longer have any audio, though when first posted Swift&#8217;s work was the soundtrack. Among the affected posts was a <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> released in early August showing Donald and Melania Trump watching fireworks to the tune of \u201cAugust,\u201d a track from her acclaimed album <em>Folklore.<\/em> Included is a sarcastic caption: \u201cI\u2019m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper-hkvhYu kMYDit content-card-embed content-card-embed--stacked\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedImage-bqahne fjmzkP content-card-embed__image\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedImage\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain: Meg White, Beyonc\u00e9, Concert, Crowd, Person, Lighting, Adult, Electrical Device, and Microphone\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_768,c_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69385a12cdf8b37ac484cf0b\/master\/w_775%2Cc_limit\/Musicians-vs-Trump.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedInfo-buyHWH gWLOee\">\n<div class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD ContentCardEmbedHed-kDKGDs bTwVVP dlHXUJ content-card-embed__hed\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedHed\"><a class=\"BaseLink-haTOKm ContentCardEmbedHedLink-iBZsco diufjq hhUFQU content-card-embed__hed-link link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/story\/musicians-protest-donald-trump-stop-using-music-2024\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedHedLink\">All the Musicians Who Have Told Donald Trump to Stop Using Their Music (This Term)<\/a><\/div>\n<p>It would make for one hell of a mixtape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Another piece of content, which has since gone silent, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/photo\/7670925234916134158?image_index=2\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/photo\/7670925234916134158?image_index=2&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/photo\/7670925234916134158?image_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">parodied the cover of her hit album <em>Red<\/em><\/a>, \u201cDid you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican party?&#8221; the post was captioned, renaming the record \u201cthe Donald Trump version\u201d and suggesting parody track titles that reflect issues dear to the GOP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Taylor Swift<\/a>&#8216;s fans were quick to react to the change on social media, applauding whatever maneuvers Swift engaged in to curtail the use of her work. Swift has not publicly commented on the silenced videos, and her representatives have yet to respond to <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>&#8216;s request for comment. But it&#8217;s well-known that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/story\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-married\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">newlywed<\/a> publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris<\/a> in the 2024 election and harshly criticized Trump in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2019\/08\/taylor-swift-donald-trump-autocracy-gaslighting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">saying then<\/a> that he is guilty of \u201cgaslighting the American public into being like, \u2018If you hate the president, you hate America.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper-hkvhYu kMYDit content-card-embed content-card-embed--stacked\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedImage-bqahne fjmzkP content-card-embed__image\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedImage\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Adult, Clothing, Formal Wear, Suit, Accessories, Tie, Face, and Head\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_768,c_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/69c56d95100ec7a7c74c28cb\/master\/w_775%2Cc_limit\/VF0326_Trump-Hegseth-Iran_Tout.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentCardEmbedInfo-buyHWH gWLOee\">\n<div class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD ContentCardEmbedHed-kDKGDs bTwVVP dlHXUJ content-card-embed__hed\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedHed\"><a class=\"BaseLink-haTOKm ContentCardEmbedHedLink-iBZsco diufjq hhUFQU content-card-embed__hed-link link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-iran-war-bombing-videos\" data-testid=\"ContentCardEmbedHedLink\">Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the TikTokification of War<\/a><\/div>\n<p>President Trump&#8217;s view of the war is reportedly informed by a daily diet of short-form bombing videos\u2014and by rosy Fox News coverage. No wonder he thinks the war is won. Meanwhile, his Defense Secretary seems to view violence as its own end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The tension appears to go both ways. Following Swift&#8217;s endorsement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, Trump went so far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-allies-wish-he-would-act-normal-for-once-stop-associating-with-wing-nuts-report\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">post a blunt<\/a> \u201cI HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!\u201d on his Truth Social platform, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-bruce-springsteen-beyonce\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">later said that<\/a> after his remarks about the singer, she is \u201cno longer \u2018HOT.\u2019\u201d Despite a subsequent attempt to soften his tone by wishing her luck after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">her engagement to athlete Travis Kelce<\/a>, his continued use of her songs suggested the confrontation wasn&#8217;t over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Swift hasn\u2019t been the only star to speak out against Trump&#8217;s use of their music. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/katy-perry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Katy Perry<\/a> was outraged after her song \u201cFirework\u201d was used over footage of military bombings, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katyperry\/status\/2081032309508047136\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/katyperry\/status\/2081032309508047136&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katyperry\/status\/2081032309508047136\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a> \u201cTo see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.&#8221; Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/ariana-grande\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Ariana Grande<\/a> wrote \u201cPlease do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. Fck ice,\u201d after the administration used her song \u201cBye\u201d as the soundtrack for a montage of people detained by DHS agents. But though she is refraining from comment, Taylor Swift&#8217;s effective silencing of the noise coming from Donald Trump&#8217;s camp might be the music world&#8217;s loudest statement against the president yet.<\/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>For years, Donald Trump and his team has been engaging in a particular form of digital provocation: using the biggest hits by major pop stars as background music for propaganda videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms. From posts detailing ICE raids to those that boost the war in Iran, the strategy seems&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a78b2bde8c57ed07dc4a848\/16:9\/w_1280,c_limit\/2156553748","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}