Donald Trump vs the music world. The war wages on.
At first, it was an ongoing battle of artists denying him use of their music or endorsing his opposition online. But since Trump became president for a second time, it’s stepped up as the White House has not been shy about throwing insults at the world’s biggest stars. In the ring for this round, it’s Jack White.
It is absolutely insane to be sitting here writing an article about a president, a leader of a nation, getting into social media fights with rock stars. Sometimes when I read the statements that Trump releases via the official White House communications team about musicians, I think surely I must be in some kind of strange dream. Why could a president care? Why would he waste time on petty comebacks when the world collapses more and more each day? These are the questions on everyone’s lips in 2025 as Trump launches his newest catty spat. First it was Taylor Swift, then it was Bruce Springsteen, now it’s Jack White.
But White vs Trump goes back quite some time – as most of these feuds do. Like with many of the stars Trump attacks, they’re people who have publicly condemned him from the very start when he moved into politics for the first time and launched his initial bid for the presidency.
It felt like a joke back then, but now, in his second time around, despite being impeached and charged with federal crimes in between them, the danger of Trump becomes clearer and more transparent. And so, in turn, artists have to get louder. Everyone has to get louder, but for people with a platform, now is the time to not take the boot off the neck of a figure who looks more like a dictator every day.
Having previously seemed to back down from his fight against Trump, it’s good to see Jack White back up and swinging, even if it is still utterly bizarre that a president would be wasting time throwing insults at a White Stripes member. But here we are, this is the world now, and these are the events so far.
Jack White vs Donald Trump: A timeline of a feud:
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