Taylor Swift's "August" pulled from Team Trump TikTok video over copyright

Taylor Swift's "August" was removed from a Team Trump TikTok video that soundtracked Donald and Melania Trump watching fireworks. U.S. users found the audio replaced with the notice "The copyright owner hasn't made this sound available in your country." Rolling Stone, Variety and Just Jared reported the takedown on 8 August 2026. Other Swift tracks on the account remained available.