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Ariana Grande Slams Trump for Using Her Song in Transphobic TikTok: “Never Use My Music Again”

Ariana Grande continues to be a “Problem” for the Trump administration. The “Into You” singer left a disapproving comment on a TikTok posted by the Team Trump account on TikTok on Wednesday. The account is the official social media account for President Donald Trump’s campaign, and it remains active despite Trump being constitutionally barred from running for president again — not that that’s stopped him from repeatedly joking about it. The TikTok in question used Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” as a soundtrack for the clip, which includes the text: “Me and my truth we sit in silence. Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports.” @teamtrump This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga The anti-trans caption overlays a video of Trump walking to a podium to address a rally. “This shouldn’t be controversial!” the TikTok caption says, along with the hashtags #trump #arianagrande and #maga. Underneath the video, Grande commented, “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false,” she wrote, per Deadline. According to the outlet, though the comment was visible at one point, it has either been deleted or removed by the team behind the Trump account. Grande’s song, however, has also been removed from the social media post. Grande has previously called out the Trump administration for use of her music on social media. In June, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used her song “Bye” to accompany a video promoting the Secure America Act, which would fund ICE and border patrol, and was signed into law in June, per Deadline.“Please do not ever use my music ⁠in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense,” Grande wrote in a comment, per Reuters.White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded to Grande’s June comment. “We’ll say this one last time: what’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens ⁠who have in

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