Ariana Grande (33) once again takes a clear stand against US President Donald Trump (80). As in June, Trump’s TikTok team used one of her songs for a video. The singer responded personally with pointed words.
The trigger is a TikTok clip from the Trump camp portraying the president at a campaign rally. The clip is set to Grande’s 2024 single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” as the U.S. industry trade publication Deadline reports.
At the start of the video, the lyric “Me and my truth we sit in silence …” is displayed — roughly translated as: “Me and my truth, we sit silently there…”
Afterward appears the line: “Men cannot have babies and should never participate in sports competitions.” The line is part of Trump’s transphobic campaign, in which he brands trans women as “biological men” who pose a threat to cisgender women. But this statement has nothing to do with Grande’s lyrics.
Grande responded directly in the TikTok comments. “Use my music never again. Also your truth is wrong,” the singer wrote (TheColu.mn reported). According to Deadline, her record label is also working to have the music removed from the clip.
Ariana Grande condemns “barbaric, despicable nonsense” of the Trump administration
It isn’t the first time Ariana Grande and Donald Trump’s team have clashed over the use of her music. Back in June, the singer had one of her songs removed from a TikTok video published on the White House’s official account. The clip showed ICE officers making arrests and placing people in handcuffs. Grande commented on the post at the time and urged the U.S. government not to use her music in the future. Media outlets reported that she described the clip as “barbaric, inhumane and despicable nonsense.”
Trump keeps stealing again
Numerous other musicians have also barred the Trump camp from using their songs for videos, events, or other purposes. Katy Perry, Céline Dion, and the bands Linkin Park and Radiohead are among those who have taken such steps. Most recently Taylor Swift had one of her songs removed from a video posted by the president (TheColu.mn reported).
In December, Sabrina Carpenter (27) also spoke out clearly after one of her songs was used in a video showing the arrests of migrants. The singer called the clip “malicious and disgusting” and demanded that neither she nor her music be used to support an inhumane agenda (TheColu.mn reported). (spot)
