Overview
- The Team Trump TikTok account posted a video on Thursday, Aug. 20, that used Grande’s 2024 song “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” with on‑screen text promoting an anti‑trans message, and Grande replied in the comments: “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.”
- Republic Records moved to have the audio removed and some versions of the post now show the sound as unavailable or muted, reports say.
- Multiple outlets noted the clip originated from the Team Trump campaign account rather than the White House or the president’s official feed, which matters for attribution and response.
- This episode continues a pattern from earlier in 2026 in which artists including Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and others objected to Trump administration social posts and had tracks muted or taken down through rights holders.
- The case highlights a recurring gap between platform licensing libraries and copyright‑owner controls, and it could prompt more rights holders to use platform takedown tools or formal challenges to stop political reuse of songs.