# Trump administration’s use of Noah Kahan song prompts backlash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pop-star-noah-kahan-fumes-after-trump-white-house-uses-hit-song-american-cars-for-gm-video/
- Published: 2026-07-29T23:32:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T05:47:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/pop-star-noah-kahan-fumes-trump-white-house-uses-hit-song-american-cars-gm-video
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Government, Music, Politics, World

## Key points

- Noah Kahan demanded White House stop using his song "American Cars"
- Used in a Trump video promoting General Motors
- Follows similar backlash from Sabrina Carpenter over an ICE video

## Summary

Folk-pop singer Noah Kahan and his co-writer Noah Levine demanded that the White House stop using their song "American Cars" after President Donald Trump posted a social media video promoting General Motors set to the track. The episode highlights a widening pattern of musicians objecting to their work being used in official White House and administration content without permission, raising questions about artists' control over their music in politically charged settings.

Kahan and Levine's complaint follows a similar objection from singer Sabrina Carpenter, who criticised the White House for using one of her songs in a video about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Fox News did not report whether the White House responded to either artist's demands or altered its use of the material, and the matter appears to have ended without further developments.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Trump administration’s use of Noah Kahan song prompts backlash](https://www.foxnews.com/media/pop-star-noah-kahan-fumes-trump-white-house-uses-hit-song-american-cars-gm-video)
- [Consequence: Noah Kahan Hits Back at Trump for Using “American Cars” in Social Post](https://consequence.net/2026/07/noah-kahan-trump-american-cars-post/)

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