Grammy-nominated pop star Kesha is blasting the White House after one of her biggest hits was used to soundtrack a graphic military video — and she’s not mincing words.
The Trump White House posted a TikTok video titled “Lethality” on Feb. 10 featuring fighter jets launching missiles and explosive combat footage. The 30-second clip, which has racked up nearly two million views, was set to Kesha’s 2011 dance track “Blow.”
Kesha says she never approved it — and she’s furious.
“I was just informed the White House used my song ‘Blow’ on their TikTok to incite violence and threaten war,” she wrote on social media. “Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane. I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind.”
“Stop using my music, perverts @WhiteHouse,” she demanded in another post.
Instead of backing down, however, Trump’s team doubled down.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung suggested the outrage only boosts their reach.
“All these ‘singers’ keep falling for this,” he wrote. “This just gives us more attention and more view counts.”
Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr mocked the backlash, saying criticism from Kesha was like “Popeye’s spinach” for the team.
The White House did not respond directly to her “perverts” remark.
Not the First Artist to Object
Kesha joins a growing list of artists who have condemned the Trump White House for using their music in political or government content without approval.
Artists who have previously objected include Neil Young, ABBA, Jack White, Celine Dion, Sabrina Carpenter, and even the estates of Isaac Hayes and George Harrison.
More recently, U.K. rock band Radiohead demanded Immigration and Customs Enforcement remove their song “Let Down” from a promotional video. Pop star Olivia Rodrigo also slammed the administration after her track “All-American Bitch” was used in ICE-related messaging.
Kesha, whose breakout hit “Tik Tok” ironically helped define the early days of the platform now hosting the White House clip, made clear that the imagery directly contradicts what she stands for.
“This show of blatant disregard for human life… is the opposite of what I stand for,” she wrote.
She also took a swipe at Trump himself, referencing his alleged appearance in the Epstein files and warning followers not to be distracted.
