Noah Kahan criticised the White House after it used his song “American Cars” in a social-media video featuring President Trump at a General Motors facility in Michigan. Kahan said he would never approve his music being used to support Trump or his administration, highlighting continuing disputes between artists and the White House over political use of popular songs.

The video was posted on official White House accounts, and the audio was later muted on Instagram but reportedly remained on TikTok. Kahan’s co-writer, Noah Levine, also objected publicly; the episode follows similar objections from other musicians whose work has appeared in Trump administration posts.