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“You fat f*ck”: Musician slams Trump after WH uses song in social media post.

“You fat f*ck”: Musician slams Trump after WH uses song in social media post.
Donald Trump dances at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo: Allison Dinner/EPA

Another musician has joined the growing list of artists calling out the White House for using their music in videos posted to social media without their consent.

On Monday, the White House posted images of Donald Trump’s visit to General Motors’ flagship test site in Michigan to Instagram with the song ‘American Cars.’

After several fans called out the White House for using the song to promote Trump’s Michigan stop, Noah Kahan and ‘American Cars’ co-writer Noah Levin weighed in.

“Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” Kahan wrote.

Levin was more direct, writing, “You fat fuck this song isn’t for you.”

Kahan’s song appeared in posts on both the White House’s Instagram and TikTok pages, but the audio has since been removed from the Instagram post, according to Variety.

Kaelan Dorr, principal deputy communications director for the White House, responded to Kahan’s criticism in a Twitter post Wednesday, accusing the artist of suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

“Symptoms of TDS apparently include having a northern attitude,” Dorr wrote.

Since returning to the White House, several musicians, including Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Kesha, have criticized Trump and his cabinet officials for using their music in social media videos.

Over the weekend, pop superstar Katy Perry blasted the administration for using her 2010 hit “Firework” as a backing track for a military strikes video posted on TikTok.

“I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,” Perry wrote on Twitter. “I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.”

“I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for,” she added. “My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”