White House Humorously Dunks on Katy Perry for Her Tantrum Over Use of Song in Iran Video
White House Humorously Dunks on Katy Perry for Her Tantrum Over Use of Song in Iran Video By Nick Arama | 11:30 AM on July 27, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, threw a bit of a tantrum about the White House using some of her music in a video that showed a U.S. bombing attack on Iran. 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, 2026I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes.
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- ▪Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, threw a bit of a tantrum about the White House using some of her music in a video that showed a U.S. bombing attack on
- ▪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, 2026I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHo
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White House Humorously Dunks on Katy Perry for Her Tantrum Over Use of Song in Iran Video By Nick Arama | 11:30 AM on July 27, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, threw a bit of a tantrum about the White House using some of her music in a video that showed a U.S. bombing attack on Iran. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); Iran has been warned.
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