Trump has Taylor Swift songs deleted from his social media
Now they've got even more "bad blood" (sorry not sorry).
A number of Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and the White House, which has used the singer's work over the past week on its TikTok page.
One post, playing on her lyrics, featured a caption referencing famous songs by the pop star, such as: "Red (Donald Trump's Version)."
Other Swift songs, including “Father Figure” and “Opalite”, have also been removed from Trump-related videos, and several other tracks have disappeared from White House and campaign posts, the ABC reports.
Some of the clips now indicate the music is unavailable because of a copyright claim or has been made unavailable by the copyright owner.
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Trump's use of Swift's work without permission follows a pattern of behaviour.
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In April, the White House shared a video showing the crew of Artemis II meeting with Trump at the White House the day before. The video used Swift's High Infidelity and lyrics from the song: "Do you really want to know where I was April 29th?"
The White House shared another TikTok video in November 2025 featuring The Fate of Ophelia from Swift's The Life of a Showgirl album, which had been released the month before.
That video featured images of the U.S. flag, monuments and various photos of Trump, including his 2023 arrest mugshot.
Swift hasn't spoken recently about Trump, although she endorsed his Democratic rival, then Vice-President Kamala Harris, in 2024.
During the 2020 campaign, Swift posted on social media that Trump was "WELL AWARE we do not want him as our president."
Trump has repeatedly criticized Swift. After she endorsed Harris, the Republican said on social media, "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"
Last year he wrote: "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she’s no longer "HOT?"
Taylor Swift not the only artist to deny Trump
Dozens of artists, including Katy Perry, Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande, have told the Trump administration to not use their songs.
In December 2025, the White House hooked into Sabrina Carpenter’s Sweet n’ Sour Tour bit, where she playfully “arrested” someone from the crowd (often a celebrity) to her song “Juno.”
The track was used to soundtrack a video shared by the Trump administration promoting ICE arrests - the singer was furious.
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” she wrote on X.
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