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  "id": 311704,
  "title": "Team Trump Trolls Taylor Swift With Song Use Before Copyright Claim Brings Silence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/team-trump-trolls-taylor-swift-with-song-use-before-copyright-claim",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T13:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/taylor-swift-donald-trump-august-tik-tok-1237029309/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The White House Tik Tok account seemed to have drawn a short-lived retreat in its trolling of superstar Taylor Swift (who, if you need reminding, Donald Trump “hates”). A TikTok video posted to the White House account earlier this week depicted the president and First Lady Melania Trump from behind as they watched a fireworks […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Blocks Trump from Using Her Music on TikTok",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-blocks-trump-from-using-her-music-on-tiktok",
        "published": "2026-08-08T04:46:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Song ‘August’ Removed From Trump TikTok Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-song-august-removed-from-trump-tiktok-video",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:13:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Appears to Block Trump From Using Her Song in TikTok Celebrating His Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-appears-to-block-trump-from-using-her-song-in-tiktok",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:33:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Removes ‘August’ From Team Trump TikTok Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-removes-august-from-team-trump-tiktok-video",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:00:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}