Team Trump mocks Taylor Swift after her music gets stripped from campaign clips
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump's social media account reignited its long-running feud with Taylor Swift on Saturday, August 8, this time by turning the singer’s own music into the punchline.
Team Trump used several Swift songs in TikTok posts featuring the president, including 'Red' and 'August', while taking pointed shots at the pop star.
But some of the posts later appeared without their original audio, adding a new twist to the online spat.
Taylor Swift has had the audio muted on a video posted by Team Trump that used her song “August.”
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 8, 2026
Team Trump posted the video of the president and first lady with the caption, “I’m sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!”
The video is now completely… pic.twitter.com/1FqQ5JAXlJ
Trump team turns Taylor Swift songs into jokes
One of the more recent posts featured 'Red', the title track from Swift’s 2012 album, with Trump's face placed over Swift's on the cover art, styled to resemble the original record.
The graphic, posted on Wednesday, also presented a mock track list under the name 'Red (Trump’s Version)'.
The post included a direct political jab at Swift: "Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican Party?"
It followed another Team Trump video that showed Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks, accompanied by Swift’s 2020 song 'August'.
The video carried the message: “Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.”
Team Trump appeared to lean into the joke, adding: “I’m sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!”
The audio disappeared from the post on Friday, August 7, with TikTok displaying a notice indicating the sound was unavailable.
The same issue appears to have affected other Team Trump videos featuring Swift’s music, including posts using 'Father Figure' and 'Opalite', two tracks from her 2025 album 'The Life of a Showgirl'.
Taylor Swift has removed the audio of her songs ‘august,’ ‘Opalite,’ and ‘Father Figure’ from TikTok videos posted by Donald Trump’s team. pic.twitter.com/2d4mu2yy0M
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 8, 2026
It is not clear from the posts alone whether the removals resulted from direct action by Swift or her representatives, or from TikTok’s music licensing rules.
Trump and Taylor Swift have history
The social media jabs are the latest installment in an unusually public political clash between Trump and Swift.
Swift endorsed Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election, putting her squarely on the opposite side of the race from Trump.
The president has repeatedly commented on the singer over the years, sometimes positively but often dismissively.
In 2024, days after Swift endorsed Kamala Harris, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
“Has anyone noticed that, since I said “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,” she’s no longer “HOT?”
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 16, 2025
— Donald Trump in new post. pic.twitter.com/lrXsWgLm85
He returned to the subject in 2025, writing: “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”
"I think he's a great guy and I think that she's a terrific person, so I wish them a lot of luck."
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) August 26, 2025
President Trump congratulates Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on their engagement.pic.twitter.com/JGd6WjoYXh
Donald Trump also reacted to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement .during a Cabinet meeting, this time offering a measured response when asked for his reaction.
“I think he’s a great player, I think he’s a great guy, and I think that she’s a terrific person,” Trump said, adding that he wished the couple “a lot of luck.”
