Taylor Swift Songs Removed from Donald Trump Campaign TikTok Videos Over Copyright
Several TikTok videos posted by former President Donald Trump's campaign featuring Taylor Swift's songs, including "August" and "Father Figure," have had their audio removed due to copyright restrictions. The videos showed Trump and Melania Trump with captions referencing Swift's music. Swift has publicly endorsed Democratic candidates and previously criticized Trump, who has also expressed dislike for her. The White House and Trump campaign have used multiple Swift songs recently, some of which remain available on social media platforms.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (46/100). Lens Score 37/100.
Outlets measured: hindustantimes, wion, timesnow, ndtv, thetribune, news18, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (38–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 8 Aug, 05:51 am. Other outlets followed.