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Pop star Kesha had some choice words for the White House after they used her song "Blow" on a missile strike TikTok video. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Kesha doesn’t mince words in her songs, or on social media — especially when it involves the Trump administration. The Grammy-nominated hitmaker called administration officials “perverts” for using her song “Blow” as the backdrop to a graphic video of military strikes. “Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane,” she wrote on X, as reported by The Daily Beast. “I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind. Love always trumps hate.” She ended with a pointed jab at President Donald Trump. “Also, don’t let this distract us from the fact that criminal predator Donald Trump appears in the Files over a million times,” Kesha wrote to her 2.8 million followers. The 2011 song was co-opted by the White House for a TikTok video called “Lethality,” posted on Feb. 10. The 30-second clip, which has been viewed more than 1.9 million times, shows a jet launching a missile into a ship that then explodes in a cloud of black smoke. “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,” Kesha wrote. White House communications director Steven Cheung prompted the pop star's “perverts” remark after he suggested the administration uses popular songs to troll musicians and boost views on their videos. “All these ‘singers’ keep falling for this,” Cheung wrote. “This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they’re bitching about.” A half hour later, Kesha had one thing to say: “Stop using my music, perverts @WhiteHouse”.

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Kesha Blasts ‘Perverts’ In White House for Using Her Song In Military Strike Video

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Kesha Blasts ‘Perverts’ In White House for Using Her Song In Military Strike Video

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