For years, Donald Trump and his team has been engaging in a particular form of digital provocation: using the biggest hits by major pop stars as background music for propaganda videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms. From posts detailing ICE raids to those that boost the war in Iran, the strategy seems designed to provoke direct conflict with artists—who often oppose the president’s policies—in order to amplify their media impact. However, this tactic has just run up…

