Taylor Swift's 'August' Vanishes From Trump's TikToks
The pop juggernaut's summer song goes silent across the president's campaign clips — days after posting.
Fame & Fortune Desk · August 8, 2026 · Based on reporting by Variety
Taylor Swift's summer anthem 'August' has gone quiet on Donald Trump's TikTok. A video posted to the president's campaign account featuring the 'Folklore' track had its sound removed four days after posting, per Variety. And it wasn't a one-off: the song has been stripped from multiple videos shared by Trump's team, Just Jared reports.
Politicians borrowing pop hits without an artist's blessing is a well-worn flashpoint. And few stars guard their catalog as fiercely as Swift. The reports don't say who pulled the plug. Whether Swift's team formally intervened remains unconfirmed. For now, the muted clips are doing the talking — and in Swift's world, silence is rarely accidental.
