President Donald Trump’s social media team appeared to needle Taylor Swift after a track by the pop superstar was reportedly pulled from the campaign’s TikTok account.
In response, Trump’s TikTok operation posted a fresh video featuring Swift’s song Red, the title track from her 2012 album.
The clip included a spoof version of the album artwork, swapping Swift’s close-up image and trademark red lipstick for a photo of Trump in his familiar red MAGA cap, alongside a fake playlist titled “Red (Donald Trump’s Version).”
“Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican Party,” the post teased.
By midday Saturday, however, the Red audio had also disappeared from Team Trump’s TikTok page, apparently removed by Swift, 36, or someone representing her. A notice on the platform stated: “This sound isn’t available.”
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for both Swift and the White House for comment, but neither had responded at the time of publication.
The latest back-and-forth over Swift’s music follows reports that the singer, whose new husband was recently criticized over his “dad bod,” allegedly blocked a Team Trump TikTok video that used her song august.
President Donald Trump’s social media team took aim at Taylor Swift — pictured on June 9 — after she reportedly had her song august removed from his campaign’s TikTok account
The trolling post included a mock-up of Swift’s Red album cover but instead of a close-up portrait of the singer wearing her signature red lipstick was a picture of Trump wearing his signature red MAGA cap and a faux ‘Red (Donald Trump’s Version)’ playlist
The trolling White House clip that was posted four days ago showed the backs of Trump, 80, who said he ‘hates’ Swift, and First Lady Melania Trump, 56, as they watched fireworks light up the night sky.
The text appearing on the image read: ‘Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.’
Swift’s song august initially played on the soundtrack, and at the bottom of the post was a message from Team Trump saying: ‘I’m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!’ along with the hashtags #taylorswift #maga #august.
By Friday night, the audio was gone and replaced with a message that said: ‘The copyright owner hasn’t made this sound available in your country,’ and which just shouted Swift, whose ‘fairytale’ wedding left some guests ‘weirded out.’
The song august is from the singer–songwriter’s 2020 Folklore album. It’s a bittersweet track about a delicate and fleeting summer romance told from the perspective of a fictional teenage girl named Augustine.
Swift’s fans rejoiced in the comments with one writing: ‘TAYLOR REMOVING THE AUDIO QUEEEEEEN.’ Another echoed: ‘TAYLOR QUEEN SWIFT.’
A third applauded the singer’s actions by saying: ‘TAYLOR REMOVED THE SOUND HAHAHA,’ and a fourth chimed in: ‘She removed it, clocked you guys.’
The latest musical tug-of-war comes after Swift allegedly removed her song august from a Team Trump TikTok video that showed the POTUS and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks
Swift, 36, now owns the copyright of all her songs and recordings including august and Red
Team Trump TikTok followers were quick to comment about the president’s ‘obsession’ with Swift after the latest stunt; the singer is pictured in 2024
And yet another Swiftie couldn’t resist teasing: ‘Hahahahaha you messed with the wrong successful woman,’ followed by the taunting words of another fan: ‘I hope taylor swift sues you and wins.’
Swift now owns the copyright of all her songs and recordings, including august and Red.
She officially regained ownership of her original master recordings in May 2025 after a six-year battle.
This isn’t the first time Team Trump has borrowed a Swift track for its TikTok account. In November of last year, a video included the singer’s song Father Figure, which was also removed.
But another clip added in November plugging the president still includes Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia on its audio track.
Friction between Trump and Swift began in October 2018 when the pop star endorsed Democratic candidates in Tennessee, prompting Trump to remark he liked her music ’25 percent less.’
But their hostile feud really erupted in September 2024 after Swift publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
‘I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,’ she wrote on Instagram.
Trump said, ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ after she publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024; the president is pictured on Friday
The POTUS took a softer stance when responding to news of Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce, stating that he wished them ‘a lot of luck’ and calling Kelce a ‘great player’ and Swift a ‘terrific person,’ despite their ongoing political discord; Swift and Kelce are pictured in 2024
Trump swiftly retaliated on his Truth Social account, posting: ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’
The POTUS took a softer stance when responding to news of Swift’s engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in August 2025.
He stated that he wished them ‘a lot of luck,’ calling Kelce a ‘great player’ and Swift a ‘terrific person,’ despite their ongoing political discord.
But last month, minutes after Madison Square Garden’s billboard lit up with ‘JUST&T MARRIED,’ announcing Swift and Kelce had tied the knot, the official White House social media accounts on X and Instagram shared an AI-generated image with ‘TRUMP IS YOUR PRESIDENT’ alongside the caption: ‘IT’S HAPPENED!!!’
