Taylor Swift Removes ‘August’ From Team Trump TikTok Video
Days after Trump-affiliated account once again antagonistically uses singer’s music, the Folklore track was stripped by “the copyright owner”
Taylor Swift's song "August" was used in a TikTok video posted by the Team Trump account. The video showed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks, with the caption "I'm sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song." According to Variety and TheWrap, Swift responded by removing the audio from the video, with TikTok displaying a message stating that "the copyright owner hasn't made this sound available in your country."
The video was reportedly a attempt to troll Swift, who has openly endorsed Trump's political rivals, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. As noted by TheWrap and Consequence, Swift's song was used to celebrate Trump's presidency.
Swift's representatives have not provided further comment, but according to Consequence, she fully controls the rights to her music.
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