"In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has used music from Taylor Swift's latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in three posts on social media. The first, shared by the official White House account on TikTok, was a patriotic slide show of images set to lead single The Fate of Ophelia. As Swift sings pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes, the video cuts to pictures of the US flag, President Trump, the vice-president, JD Vance."
"The second and third were posted by Team Trump, the official account for the Trump Campaign. One, set to Father Figure, riffs on the lyric this empire belongs to me with the caption this empire belongs to @President Donald J Trump, while the other, celebrating Melania Trump winning something called the Patriot of the year award, is soundtracked by Opalite."
"The White Stripes and the estate of Isaac Hayes have both attempted to sue the administration for using their music without permission, while artists including Celine Dion, Beyonce, Rihanna, Abba and Foo Fighters have released statements demanding Trump stop using their songs at campaign rallies and public appearances. Most recently, Olivia Rodrigo condemned the administration after the official Department of Homeland Security and White House Instagram account used her song All-American Bitch on a video promoting its controversial deportation efforts."
In the last two weeks, the Trump administration used three tracks from Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl on official social-media accounts. The White House TikTok paired lead single The Fate of Ophelia with a patriotic slideshow of the US flag, President Trump, the vice-president, JD Vance and other officials. Team Trump posted two videos using Father Figure and Opalite to promote the president and celebrate Melania. The administration has faced prior lawsuits and artist objections for unauthorized music use, including actions involving The White Stripes, Isaac Hayes’s estate and public statements from major artists; Olivia Rodrigo publicly condemned a DHS/White House Instagram use of her song tied to deportation messaging. Swift has not publicly responded to the recent uses.
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