Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip
Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publicly object to the administration’s use of their music in social media posts. The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran. The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji.
- ▪Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publ
- ▪The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran.
- ▪The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji.
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Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publicly object to the administration’s use of their music in social media posts. The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran. The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji. Ms. Perry, who has endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee in each of the last three elections, responded Saturday on X.
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