Numerous musicians have publicly objected to Donald Trump's team using their songs in campaign material and official White House social media posts without permission, a practice dating back to his 2016 campaign and continuing through his second term. The administration has increasingly used provocative, meme-style videos set to popular songs to promote policies such as immigration crackdowns, prompting artists to speak out or quietly remove their music from the posts rather than issue lengthy public statements.

Recent cases include Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny both quietly stripping their songs ("August" and "La Mudanza") from White House TikTok videos in 2026, one of which mocked Swift directly. Noah Kahan objected after "American Cars" was used in a White House Instagram post about a Michigan car plant visit, receiving a dismissive response from a deputy communications director. Ariana Grande condemned the use of her song "Bye" in a video depicting ICE arrests, calling it "barbaric, inhumane, heinous," to which a White House spokesperson replied defending the administration's immigration enforcement.