White House Claps Back at Noah Kahan for Criticizing Trump Using Song
Singer Noah Kahan publicly criticized the Trump administration for using his song 'American Cars' in a social media video without his approval. A White House official responded by mocking the singer, highlighting ongoing tensions between the administration and various artists regarding music usage rights.
Why it matters
This incident reflects the recurring legal and cultural friction between political campaigns and musicians over the unauthorized use of intellectual property in political messaging.
The White House wasn’t too happy with singer-songwriter Noah Kahan criticizing President Donald Trump for using one of his songs on social media.
On Tuesday, after the Trump administration used his track “American Cars” as the audio for a recent video posted on the POTUS and White House Instagram and TikTok accounts, Kahan left his thoughts in the comments.
“Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration," he wrote , making his stance known. Kahan’s comment has already garnered nearly 50,000 likes, as of Wednesday afternoon. Related Stories Music BTS Will Not Be Submitting to 2027 Grammy Awards Music Noah Kahan Slams Trump's Use of His Song and Vows He'd "Never Approve"
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