{"id":43384,"date":"2026-08-13T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43384"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:01:30","slug":"taylor-swifts-i-bet-you-think-about-me-removed-from-trump-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43384","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018I Bet You Think About Me\u2019 Removed From Trump TikTok"},"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\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/white-house\/\" id=\"auto-tag_white-house\" data-tag=\"white-house\">White House<\/a> isn\u2019t done with trolling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, and she\u2019s not having any of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNot for the first time, the White House TikTok account affiliated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has posted a video, soundbedded with TayTay\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe latest post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@whitehouse\/video\/7673175476810026253?_r=1&amp;_t=ZS-98qFr4x05no\" target=\"_blank\">went live<\/a> on Wednesday, Aug. 12, featuring clips of Donald Trump going about his day, swinging imaginary golf clubs, giving two thumbs up, clapping, walking red carpets, randomly pointing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe clip\u2019s audio is Swift\u2019s vault cut \u201cI Bet You Think About Me,\u201d and it\u2019s accompanied with the caption, \u201cWe know you think about us,\u201d a reference to the song\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title 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news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBy early Thursday, Aug. 13, the sound was muted from the TikTok, although the title remains tagged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWritten by Swift and Lori McKenna in 2011, \u201cI Bet You Think About Me\u201d was left off the original <em>Red<\/em> album before enjoying a second life as a \u201cFrom the Vault\u201d recording, featuring Chris Stapleton. The release debuted at No. 22 on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-greatest-pop-star-2021-1235011392\/\">Billboard<\/a> Hot 100 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s the latest in a bizarre game of musical whack-a-mole, played by the most powerful office on earth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-songs-removed-trump-tiktok-posts-1236312291\/\">Last week<\/a>, Team Trump <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\">shared an edited clip<\/a>\u00a0of Donald and Melania Trump watching a fireworks show with Swift\u2019s 2020\u00a0<em>Folklore<\/em>\u00a0track \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\tBy Friday (Aug. 7), TikTok users in the United States noticed that \u201cAugust\u201d had been removed from the post, with a message explaining, \u201cThis sound isn\u2019t available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA separate White House post featured Swift\u2019s 2025 hit \u201cFather Figure,\u201d which too is no longer available. And a 2025 video on the White House\u2019s official TikTok account leaning on her song \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d has also been scrubbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter those songs were removed, the Team Trump account\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/photo\/7670925234916134158\">further antagonized Swift<\/a>\u00a0by using a live performance version of the title track from her 2012 album,\u00a0<em>Red<\/em>. The post features\u00a0<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. <\/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. The sound has since been wiped.<\/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 his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMore recently, the White House mocked Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding on July 4, by posting an altered photo of their celebration venue, New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden. On the doctored MAGA image, the MSG\u2019s digital marquee\u00a0reads: \u201cTrump Is Your President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSwift has other matters on her mind. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced the pop superstar would be inducted into the contemporary songwriter\/artists category as part of the Class of 2026. Her induction, at age 36, makes her the youngest ever to receive the honor. She also achieved the feat in her first year of eligibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the time of writing, Swift has yet to publicly comment on any of the White House posts.<\/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>The White House isn\u2019t done with trolling Taylor Swift, and she\u2019s not having any of it. Not for the first time, the White House TikTok account affiliated with Donald Trump has posted a video, soundbedded with TayTay\u2019s music. 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