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White House TikTok Post Using Taylor Swift Music Goes Silent After Copyright Claim, Deadline Reports
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White House TikTok Post Using Taylor Swift Music Goes Silent After Copyright Claim, Deadline Reports

A TikTok video posted to the White House account earlier this week featuring President Donald Trump and Melania Trump watching fireworks appears to have been taken down or muted after a copyright-related complaint tied to Taylor Swift music, Deadline reports.

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A TikTok video posted earlier this week to the White House account showed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump from behind as they watched fireworks. The clip, Deadline reported on August 8, drew attention because of the soundtrack it used, which was associated with pop star Taylor Swift.

Deadline said the White House account’s use of the Taylor Swift music sparked a quick backlash among viewers and online users, particularly because it was framed as a playful “troll” toward Swift. The report described the episode as short-lived, with the post later becoming unavailable or effectively “going silent.”

According to Deadline, the change followed what the outlet characterized as a copyright claim. The report indicated that the music-related dispute affected the TikTok clip itself, rather than changing the White House video’s visuals, pointing to platform handling of copyrighted audio on TikTok.

The White House account did not remain active in the same way for long after the upload, Deadline said, describing the post as having been pulled back after the copyright issue. Deadline’s account did not describe whether the White House removed the underlying video entirely, replaced the audio, or relied on TikTok’s internal copyright enforcement tools to mute the track.

In the broader context of celebrity and platform disputes, the incident highlights how quickly high-visibility social media posts can be modified when rights holders invoke copyright processes. For audiences, it also underscores the visibility of music licensing choices in short-form video, where a single audio track can determine whether a post can be shared normally.

It was not immediately clear from Deadline’s report which party initiated the complaint or what exact remedy was applied on TikTok. What the outlet did make clear is that the soundtrack drew legal attention and that the post’s audio ultimately stopped being presented in the way it was first uploaded.

Why It Matters

  • The episode illustrates how copyright enforcement can quickly affect government-adjacent social media content, including audio selection in short-form platforms.
  • It raises practical questions for institutions posting on TikTok about how music licensing and rights claims are handled in real time.
  • For creators and rights holders, the incident shows that prominent accounts using celebrity music can trigger takedown or muting mechanisms.
  • For audiences, the change demonstrates that the reach of music-linked posts can shift abruptly, altering what viewers can see or hear.

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Key Facts

  • Deadline reported on August 8 that a TikTok video on the White House account showed President Donald Trump and Melania Trump watching fireworks.
  • Deadline said the video used music associated with Taylor Swift.
  • Deadline reported that the clip’s presence on TikTok became “silent” or otherwise changed shortly after the upload.
  • Deadline attributed the change to a copyright claim tied to the music used in the post.
  • The report described the incident as short-lived, with the White House account retreating from the original version of the upload.