Singer Katy Perry has publicly criticised the White House after her 2010 hit Firework was used in an official TikTok video featuring footage of military strikes. The post, shared by the White House's verified TikTok account, reportedly synchronised the song's "boom, boom, boom" lyrics with visuals of explosions and carried the caption, "Iran has been warned."

Katy Perry on White House using her song in TikTok video

Reacting strongly on X (formerly Twitter), Perry said she was very angry that her song had been used in the video without her knowledge or approval.