Fans Defend Taylor Swift After Backlash Over Her ‘Silence’ on Donald Trump Using Her Music in a Promo Video

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00:00Fans defend Taylor Swift after backlash over her silence on Donald Trump, using her music

00:06in a promo video.

00:08Taylor Swift and President Donald Trump have long made their mutual dislike clear, but

00:13tensions rose after the White House posted a TikTok promoting Trump's administration

00:17using her new song, The Fate of Ophelia.

00:20Many expected her to demand its removal, and her silence has sparked backlash.

00:25Still, fans are defending her and suggesting reasons she may be choosing not to respond.

00:31Throughout both his first administration and his current one, Donald Trump has repeatedly

00:35faced backlash from major artists for using their music in campaigns or promotional material.

00:41Stars like Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, and more recently Olivia Rodrigo

00:47have all publicly condemned his use of their songs for rallies, commercials, and other

00:51political videos.

00:53Earlier this month, the White House's TikTok account used Taylor Swift's hit song, The

00:57Fate of Ophelia, in a video promoting the administration, including Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, First

01:03Lady Melania Trump, and Second Lady Usha Vance.

01:06The clip drew major attention because Trump and Swift have never supported each other.

01:10He has criticized her political statements for years, and even posted last year that he

01:15hated her.

01:17After the White House shared the video, many expected Taylor Swift to respond, as several

01:21artists have publicly banned Trump from using their music.

01:25Her silence, however, has drawn criticism from those who worry it suggests support for

01:29his policies.

01:31Meanwhile, many fans argue that staying quiet may be the wiser choice to avoid giving the

01:35video more attention.

01:36If she says nothing, she gets associated with him, wrote a user on Reddit.

01:41If she speaks up, she gives him the attention he wants.

01:44She's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't, so might as well not give him any

01:48attention.

01:49Demand action from your representatives, not your celebrities.

01:52He would love for her to speak out, added another.

01:57The obsession with Taylor and demanding she personally solve American problems is unfair,

02:02unhealthy, and counterproductive, commented a fan, as another encouraged those criticizing

02:07the vocalist to leave her alone.

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