{"id":2084308,"date":"2026-08-08T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084308"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:25:54","slug":"taylor-swifts-august-removed-from-donald-trump-tiktok-post-that-joked-she-would-be-super-excited-about-its-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084308","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018August\u2019 removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be \u201csuper excited\u201d about its use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jamie_McCarthy_Alex_Brandon_Pool.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018August\u2019 removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be \u201csuper excited\u201d about its use<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Two more of the singer&#8217;s tracks have also become unavailable on posts from the President&#8217;s team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-08T11:25:54+01:00\">8th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jamie_McCarthy_Alex_Brandon_Pool-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Jamie_McCarthy_Alex_Brandon_Pool\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Taylor Swift and Donald Trump. CREDIT: Jamie McCarthy\/Alex Brandon-Pool\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Taylor Swift\u2018s song \u2018August\u2019 has been removed from a\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0TikTok post that had quipped the artist would be \u201csuper excited\u201d about its use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1286\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Taylor Swift \u2013 \u2018The Life\u00a0Of\u00a0A\u00a0Showgirl\u2019 review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2018Team Trump\u2019 social media account uploaded a video earlier this week (August 3) showing the US President watching a fireworks display with his wife Melania, with Swift\u2019s 2020 song playing in the background.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post\u2019s caption claimed: \u201cI\u2019m sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, the song has been removed from the post, with the display reading, \u201cThis sound isn\u2019t available\u201d.\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i>\u00a0have noted that an earlier Team Trump video that used Swift\u2019s \u2018Father Figure\u2019 has also had its audio made unavailable, while fans have also noticed a third post using \u2018Opalite\u2019 has also been removed.<\/p>\n<p>Swift has not commented publicly on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\" data-video-id=\"7669818901139574029\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @teamtrump <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august<\/p>\n<p> \u266c som original \u2013 \u2e06\u2e09  \u0f7c <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Swift has removed the audio of her songs \u2018august,\u2019 \u2018Opalite,\u2019 and \u2018Father Figure\u2019 from TikTok videos posted by Donald Trump\u2019s team. pic.twitter.com\/2d4mu2yy0M<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Swift and Trump have clashed several times in the past, including in 2024, when the President called her \u201cunusually beautiful\u201d and claimed her political views were \u201cjust\u00a0an act\u201d. His Truth Social account\u00a0later\u00a0shared AI-generated images falsely suggesting that she had endorsed his presidential campaign, but later denied knowing about the posts.<\/p>\n<p>Swift went on\u00a0to officially endorse Kamala Harris in that election, which prompted\u00a0Trump to write, \u201cI HATE TAYLOR SWIFT\u201d, and suggest that she would \u201cprobably pay a price\u201d for the endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked Swift when she was booed at the 2025 Super Bowl, but later\u00a0congratulated her on her engagement to Travis Kelce, calling her \u201ca terrific person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Swift is far from the first artist to take issue with Trump using their music on social media. In June,\u00a0Ariana Grande\u00a0criticised\u00a0the White House after her song \u2018Bye\u2019 was used in a video showing ICE\u00a0agents detaining people, telling the administration not to associate her music with the \u201cbarbaric, inhumane\u201d footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kesha also hit out after \u2018Blow\u2019 was used in a military video, while\u00a0Boards\u00a0Of\u00a0Canada and Warp Records condemned the\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0use of \u2018Deep Time\u2019\u00a0in a post featuring border patrol boats and detention\u00a0centres.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter previously described an ICE video featuring \u2018Juno\u2019 as \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d, while Olivia Rodrigo accused the administration of using her music to promote \u201cracist, hateful propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists and estates to have objected to Trump using their work include\u00a0The Rolling Stones,\u00a0Adele,\u00a0Neil Young,\u00a0Jack White,\u00a0ABBA,\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion,\u00a0Foo Fighters,\u00a0Isaac Hayes\u2019 estate and\u00a0Eddy\u00a0Grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec 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You were a&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/audrey-nuna@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/audrey-nuna@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 singer\u2019 Audrey Nuna captures \u201cfeeling of redemption, of validation, of the tides finally turning\u201d on bold new single \u2018superHuman\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Taylor Swift\u2018s song \u2018August\u2019 has been removed from a\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0TikTok post that had quipped the artist would be \u201csuper excited\u201d about its use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1286\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Taylor Swift \u2013 \u2018The Life\u00a0Of\u00a0A\u00a0Showgirl\u2019 review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2018Team Trump\u2019 social media account uploaded a video earlier this week (August 3) showing the US President watching a fireworks display with his wife Melania, with Swift\u2019s 2020 song playing in the background.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post\u2019s caption claimed: \u201cI\u2019m sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, the song has been removed from the post, with the display reading, \u201cThis sound isn\u2019t available\u201d.\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i>\u00a0have noted that an earlier Team Trump video that used Swift\u2019s \u2018Father Figure\u2019 has also had its audio made unavailable, while fans have also noticed a third post using \u2018Opalite\u2019 has also been removed.<\/p>\n<p>Swift has not commented publicly on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teamtrump\/video\/7669818901139574029\" data-video-id=\"7669818901139574029\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @teamtrump <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august<\/p>\n<p> \u266c som original \u2013 \u2e06\u2e09  \u0f7c <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Swift has removed the audio of her songs \u2018august,\u2019 \u2018Opalite,\u2019 and \u2018Father Figure\u2019 from TikTok videos posted by Donald Trump\u2019s team. pic.twitter.com\/2d4mu2yy0M<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Swift and Trump have clashed several times in the past, including in 2024, when the President called her \u201cunusually beautiful\u201d and claimed her political views were \u201cjust\u00a0an act\u201d. His Truth Social account\u00a0later\u00a0shared AI-generated images falsely suggesting that she had endorsed his presidential campaign, but later denied knowing about the posts.<\/p>\n<p>Swift went on\u00a0to officially endorse Kamala Harris in that election, which prompted\u00a0Trump to write, \u201cI HATE TAYLOR SWIFT\u201d, and suggest that she would \u201cprobably pay a price\u201d for the endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked Swift when she was booed at the 2025 Super Bowl, but later\u00a0congratulated her on her engagement to Travis Kelce, calling her \u201ca terrific person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Swift is far from the first artist to take issue with Trump using their music on social media. In June,\u00a0Ariana Grande\u00a0criticised\u00a0the White House after her song \u2018Bye\u2019 was used in a video showing ICE\u00a0agents detaining people, telling the administration not to associate her music with the \u201cbarbaric, inhumane\u201d footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kesha also hit out after \u2018Blow\u2019 was used in a military video, while\u00a0Boards\u00a0Of\u00a0Canada and Warp Records condemned the\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0use of \u2018Deep Time\u2019\u00a0in a post featuring border patrol boats and detention\u00a0centres.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter previously described an ICE video featuring \u2018Juno\u2019 as \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d, while Olivia Rodrigo accused the administration of using her music to promote \u201cracist, hateful propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists and estates to have objected to Trump using their work include\u00a0The Rolling Stones,\u00a0Adele,\u00a0Neil Young,\u00a0Jack White,\u00a0ABBA,\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion,\u00a0Foo Fighters,\u00a0Isaac Hayes\u2019 estate and\u00a0Eddy\u00a0Grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swifts-august-removed-from-donald-trump-tiktok-post-that-joked-she-would-be-super-excited-about-its-use-3961488&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jamie_McCarthy_Alex_Brandon_Pool.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018August\u2019 removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be \u201csuper excited\u201d about its use Two more of the singer&#8217;s tracks have also become unavailable on posts from the President&#8217;s team By Max Pilley 8th August 2026 Taylor Swift and Donald Trump. 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