Kesha says White House using her song is 'disgusting and inhumane'
Kesha says White House using her song is 'disgusting and inhumane'
Melina Khan, USA TODAYTue, March 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM UTC
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Kesha is criticizing President Donald Trump's administration after the White House used one of her songs without permission on TikTok.
"It's come to my attention that The White House has used one of my songs on TikTok to incite violence and threaten war. 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," Kesha wrote on social media on March 2.
"Love always trumps hate. please love yourself and each other in times like this," she continued. "This show of blatant disregard for human life and quite frankly this attack on all of our nervous systems is the opposite of what I stand for."
The singer also referenced mentions of Trump in the Department of Justice's files on Jeffrey Epstein, writing, "Also, don't let this distract us from the fact that criminal predator Donald Trump appears in the Files over a million times."
On Feb. 10, the White House's TikTok account posted a video compilation of military fighter jets to Kesha's 2010 song, "Blow" with the caption, "Lethality."
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White House responds to Kesha after criticism over use of her song
Kesha poses at the red carpet during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 1, 2026.
In response to Kesha's post, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on X, "All these 'singers' keep falling for this. This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they’re bitching about. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Kaelan Dorr, another member of the White House's communications team, also wrote on X: "Kesha quotes are like Popeye’s Spinach to this team Memes? They’ll continue. Winning? Will also continue."
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When contacted by USA TODAY for comment, the White House referred to Cheung and Dorr's posts.
After the pair of responses from the White House, Kesha made another post on X, writing, "Stop using my music, perverts @WhiteHouse."
Kesha is the latest to disapprove of Trump administration's music use
Kesha joins a growing list of singers who have condemned the Trump administration for using their music on social media.
In December 2025, the White House deleted a video featuring Sabrina Carpenter's song "Juno" after she called the post "evil and disgusting."
"Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda," Carpenter wrote on X on Dec. 2. The White House's post showed individuals being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while the pop star's song played.
Similarly, in November 2025, after the Department of Homeland Security used Olivia Rodrigo's song "all-american bitch" on a post promoting deportations, the singer commented, "Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda."
Others who have spoken out against the Trump administration for using their music include Semisonic, Isaac Hayes, Jess Glynne and even Pokémon.
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kesha slams White House for using her song on TikTok
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