Katy Perry ‘appalled’ that White House used Firework song in Iran war video
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Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled” that the White House used her 2010 hit “Firework” in a TikTok video accompanying a statement about U.S. strikes on Iran, noting she had not approved the use (Bloomberg). The clip paired the song with footage of the military action, prompting the artist’s public condemnation.
Right‑leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and the Washington Times led with Perry’s anger and framed the incident as a criticism of the Trump administration’s “weaponisation” of pop culture. Center‑leaning sources – The Hill, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Google News aggregation – emphasized the song’s unauthorized use and quoted Perry’s remarks without foregrounding the political angle, and the Google News feed offered no editorial framing at all.
No outlet included an official response from the White House explaining why “Firework” was selected, leaving the administration’s perspective absent from the coverage.
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Center · 3 sources
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