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Taylor Swift Removes ‘August’ From Team Trump TikTok Video - Rolling Stone
Entertainment and CultureBy Daniel Kreps8/8/20261 min read
Days after a Trump-affiliated TikTok account used Taylor Swift’s "August" in a video, the singer has managed to get her song removed from the clip.
✨ Key Highlights
- Taylor Swift succeeded in getting her song "August" removed from a Team Trump TikTok video, with users on August 8, 2026 seeing the message that "the copyright owner hasn't made this sound available in your country."
- The Team Trump account, created during the 2024 campaign, had posted a clip of Donald and Melania Trump watching fireworks set to the Folklore track, captioned mockingly: "I'm sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!"
- The removal was not isolated, as Variety reported that a separate Team Trump video from November 2025 using Swift's "Father Figure" also had its audio stripped.
- The takedowns were not comprehensive, however, since an official White House TikTok from November remained soundtracked by "The Fate of Ophelia."
- The friction follows Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024 and Trump's declaration that "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT," with the White House also posting mocking memes when Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in July.
- Trump's animosity predates the recent election, dating to 2018 when Swift backed Democrat Phil Bredesen over Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee, prompting Trump to say he liked her music "about 25 percent less."
Days after a Trump-affiliated TikTok account used Taylor Swift’s “August” in a video, the singer has managed to get her song removed from the clip.
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