An alleged comment on TikTok from singer Olivia Rodrigo telling President-elect Donald Trump to not use one of her popular songs is going viral, however there is no proof the pop star actually posted it.
In celebration of Trump’s election win, the Team Trump account posted to TikTok on Wednesday a three-photo long carousel with the caption, “we did it, America” that featured Rodrigo’s song “Déjà vu.” The video has garnered over 1.5 million likes at the time of publishing.Trump’s team has gotten in trouble before using artists’ music without permission, with the band White Stripes threatening to sue him. After Trump’s team posted the video with Rodrigo’s popular hit, the song disappeared from the Team Trump’s TikTok video and Rodrigo’s alleged comment went viral.”ew don’t use my sound ever again ty,” the comment allegedly said.
However, as of Thursday morning, Rodrigo’s alleged comment was no longer on the post, and Newsweek could not independently verify that the singer wrote it. Some commenters on the post are claiming that the Team Trump account removed the comment.Newsweek also saw other TikToks with the “Déjà vu” sound still audibly playable on the platform.Newsweek has reached out to Rodrigo’s communications team as well as Trump’s campaign for comment.
Fans quickly noted the alleged comment, and it has gone viral over social media, with screenshots. Others are now commenting on the Team Trump TikTok account that they are there just for Rodrigo.Rodrigo is not the only musician who has spoken out against Trump using their music. Whether during the 2016, 2020 or 2024 election cycles, artists have regularly denounced the unauthorized use of their music by the Trump campaign. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, until recently, not one had filed a lawsuit, let alone argued in court, against Trump.
In August, White Stripes singer Jack White threatened to sue after Trump’s deputy director of communications, Margo Martin, shared a 10-second clip of Trump boarding a plane with the band’s hit “Seven Nation Army” as background music. “Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.),” wrote White on Instagram.Other musicians like ABBA, Adele, Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, the Foo Fighters, Neil Young and Rihanna have spoken out against Trump using their music as well.This was not Rodrigo’s first time speaking out against Trump. The pop sensation shared a TikTok video in July of Vice President Kamala Harris promising to protect reproductive rights if elected to the White House to her Instagram stories, adding the celebratory raising hands emoji as a caption.
Rodrigo said she is “looking forward” to sharing how Harris will “fight for reproductive rights.”Meanwhile, the singer posted an Instagram video with reproductive rights and abortion access advocate Hadley Duvall over the weekend.
had the incredible opportunity to speak to @hadley.duvall about her experience of abuse and the importance of being able to make decisions about your body and your future,” Rodrigo captioned the video with Duvall for Rodrigo’s 38.2 million followers. “Stories like Hadley’s are exactly why this election is so important. A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for a national abortion ban and a vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for reproductive freedom. Please use your voice and VOTE!”On October 1, Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, “Everyone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it.” The post came nearly a month after Trump did not say whether he would veto a national ban during the presidential debate against Harris.Meanwhile, Rodrigo had partnered with the National Network of Abortion Funds, an organization that works to increase access to abortion care across the country. A portion of her ticket sales from her ongoing “Guts” tour went to local and statewide abortion care groups.