Overview
- The official White House account posted a roughly 22-second clip set to Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia,” and the video remains live.
- The montage paired Swift’s lyrics with images of the U.S. flag, service members, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and their spouses, and Trump’s mugshot timed to the line, “Don’t care where the hell you’ve been.”
- Comments on TikTok included criticism and warnings about potential legal action, alongside some praise from self-identified fans of both Trump and Swift.
- There was no reported confirmation from Swift or her representatives that the use was authorized, and Newsweek reported it requested comment from both the White House and Swift’s team.
- Coverage referenced the strained history between the singer and the president, including Trump’s 2024 “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” post, while TMZ reported the track sat at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.