KATY PERRY "appalled" that White House used her song "Firework" in a TikTok video about military strikes on Iran: "I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it."

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Pop superstar Katy Perry called out the Trump administration on Saturday for using her song on the White House TikTok account.  “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. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it,” Perry said on X.  “Iran has been warned,” the video’s caption said, along with an emoji of a firework. 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. 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…— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 25, 2026 The song lyrics, “Boom, boom, boom,” were timed to the airstrike hits in the footage.  @whitehouse Iran has been warned. ♬ original sound – The White House “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,” Perry said.  “My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.” 2028, TERM LIMITS, MEDIA TENSION: EVERYTHING TRUMP COVERED IN WILD MARATHON SPEECH AT THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORRESPONDENTS’ ASSOCIATION DINNER The White House posted on X on July 21, “The Trump Administration Cabinet JUST HIT TIKTOK. Don’t miss a second of the hype. See you there.” The move added the Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and others to TikTok.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said MAGA is not backing down in the midterm elections just because President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot. He’s heard people say, “‘There is no enthusiasm out there, and without Trump on the ballot, those Trump voters aren’t going to show up,’ well, take a look at a Harris poll done within the last two weeks,” Emmer said on Fox News’s Saturday in America on Saturday.  The HarrisX Poll, which was conducted within the United States July 9-10 among 1,019 registered voters, found that Trump/MAGA Republicans were the most likely to say they’re “definitely going to vote” in the 2026 congressional midterm elections on Nov. 3, at 75%. Meanwhile, 70% of “traditional Republicans” gave the same response, and 63% of Democrats. “It’s very interesting here in July because usually in a non-presidential year, you got an enthusiasm gap. Guess what? The highest number was for MAGA Republicans, those are the Trump voters. Eight to nine out of 10 say they are showing up in November,” Emmer said.  MAINE DEMOCRATS NOMINATE TROY JACKSON TO REPLACE GRAHAM PLATNER AND TAKE ON SUSAN COLLINS Voter enthusiasm ahead of an election is often considered an early sign of potential turnout. “We’ve been told for two years that they’re not going to show up — and they are,” Emmer said.