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White House Press Secretary’s Spotify Wrapped Includes Taylor Swift, Despite Trump’s Repeated Attacks

The disclosure comes during scrutiny of White House posts that set political or law‑enforcement footage to pop songs.

Overview

  • On Dec. 3, Karoline Leavitt posted her 2025 Spotify Wrapped, listing Taylor Swift as her No. 5 artist behind Morgan Wallen, Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake and Anne Wilson.
  • The inclusion contrasts with President Donald Trump’s Truth Social broadsides this year, including “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” and a May claim that she was “no longer ‘HOT?’”.
  • On Nov. 2, the White House’s TikTok featured Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia over images of Washington, the president and his 2023 mug shot, captioned “OUR VIBES.”
  • On Dec. 1, the White House X account used Sabrina Carpenter’s song Juno for an ICE arrests video, prompting Carpenter to denounce the clip as “evil and disgusting.”
  • Spotify’s 2025 data shows Swift finished the year as the most‑streamed artist in the U.S. and No. 2 globally, undercutting claims that her popularity has faded.