# Taylor Swift silences Trump TikTok by pulling song August

2026-08-08T14:00:54+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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Taylor Swift’s song ‘August’ has been removed from a TikTok video posted by the Donald Trump campaign account. The clip, shared on Monday, showed Trump and Melania watching July Fourth fireworks from a balcony. Its caption tagged Swift and joked she would be 'super excited' about the use. By Friday evening the audio was replaced with silence and a notice that the sound was unavailable. Neither Swift nor her team has commented publicly, but fans had called for her to intervene and one comment predicting removal received nearly 25,000 likes.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/taylor-swifts-song-august-removed-from-donald-trumps-tiktok-fireworks-clip/articleshow/133052128.cms>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/taylor-swift-silences-trumps-tiktok-after-he-used-her-song-without-asking-article-155388063>

Tags: 2024 election, copyright, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, TikTok, US politics
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