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      <title>Taylor Swift shuts Trump out of her TikTok music</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;US singer Taylor Swift has made her music unavailable to US President Donald Trump’s political accounts on TikTok after the administration used her song &lt;em&gt;August&lt;/em&gt; in a video featuring Trump and first lady Melania Trump.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The video, posted on the Team Trump TikTok account, showed the couple watching fireworks and carried the text: “Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post was captioned: “I’m sure &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://twitter.com/Taylor"&gt;@Taylor&lt;/a&gt; Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Swift’s track has since been removed from the video, which now plays without audio alongside a TikTok notice saying: “This sound isn’t available.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The latest incident is part of a broader pattern involving Swift’s music and Trump-affiliated social media accounts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Team Trump previously used her song &lt;em&gt;Father Figure&lt;/em&gt; in a November video, while the official White House account used &lt;em&gt;The Fate of Ophelia&lt;/em&gt; around the same time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both tracks have subsequently been made unavailable on the political accounts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At least 10 Swift songs or recordings have reportedly been blocked from videos posted by Trump administration or campaign-related accounts, including &lt;em&gt;Red (Taylor’s Version)&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;August&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Love Story&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Daylight&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Fate of Ophelia&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Opalite&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Father Figure&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;I Knew It, I Knew You&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Cruel Summer&lt;/em&gt; and audio from her Eras Tour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Swift’s music remains available for personal TikTok posts but is blocked from political accounts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The singer has previously endorsed Democratic candidates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In September 2024, she announced her support for then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, prompting Trump to post “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on his Truth Social account.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Swift is not the only artist to restrict the use of her music by Trump-affiliated accounts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny recently removed the audio for &lt;em&gt;EoO&lt;/em&gt; from a White House TikTok post.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>US singer Taylor Swift has made her music unavailable to US President Donald Trump’s political accounts on TikTok after the administration used her song <em>August</em> in a video featuring Trump and first lady Melania Trump.</strong></p>
<p>The video, posted on the Team Trump TikTok account, showed the couple watching fireworks and carried the text: “Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.”</p>
<p>The post was captioned: “I’m sure <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://twitter.com/Taylor">@Taylor</a> Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!”</p>
<p>Swift’s track has since been removed from the video, which now plays without audio alongside a TikTok notice saying: “This sound isn’t available.”</p>
<p>The latest incident is part of a broader pattern involving Swift’s music and Trump-affiliated social media accounts.</p>
<p>Team Trump previously used her song <em>Father Figure</em> in a November video, while the official White House account used <em>The Fate of Ophelia</em> around the same time.</p>
<p>Both tracks have subsequently been made unavailable on the political accounts.</p>
<p>At least 10 Swift songs or recordings have reportedly been blocked from videos posted by Trump administration or campaign-related accounts, including <em>Red (Taylor’s Version)</em>, <em>August</em>, <em>Love Story</em>, <em>Daylight</em>, <em>The Fate of Ophelia</em>, <em>Opalite</em>, <em>Father Figure</em>, <em>I Knew It, I Knew You</em>, <em>Cruel Summer</em> and audio from her Eras Tour.</p>
<p>Swift’s music remains available for personal TikTok posts but is blocked from political accounts.</p>
<p>The singer has previously endorsed Democratic candidates.</p>
<p>In September 2024, she announced her support for then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, prompting Trump to post “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on his Truth Social account.</p>
<p>Swift is not the only artist to restrict the use of her music by Trump-affiliated accounts.</p>
<p>Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny recently removed the audio for <em>EoO</em> from a White House TikTok post.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:40:36 +0500</pubDate>
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