Editing The White Stripes (section)

=== Post-breakup ===
Following the band's breakup, Jack continued his music career while Meg retired and returned to Detroit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacy |first=Eric |date=2014-05-23 |title=Jack White says he 'almost never' talks to Meg White, says she's 'always been a hermit' |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2014/05/jack_white_says_he_almost_neve.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, Jack told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that Meg's emotionally reserved nature had been a source of tension when the duo was together, as she had little to say about the band's success. He spoke positively, however, of her musical acumen, saying "She was the antithesis of a modern drummer. So childlike and incredible and inspiring. All the not-talking didn't matter, because onstage? Nothing I do will top that."<ref name=":3">{{cite web |author=Rolling Stone |date=May 23, 2014 |title=Where's Meg White? Jack Speaks Out on Elusive White Stripes Partner |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wheres-meg-white-jack-speaks-out-on-elusive-white-stripes-partner-70496/ |access-date=January 15, 2015 |work=rollingstone.com}}</ref>

Several unreleased recordings and [[Souvenir|memorabilia]] of the band have been released through Third Man, typically through the [[Third Man Records#Third Man Records Vault|Third Man Records Vault]], a "rarity-excavating" quarterly subscription service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGovern |first=Kyle |date=January 3, 2013 |title=Jack White Spares 1999 Bowling Alley Gig for Third Man Vinyl Vault Series |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/01/jack-white-third-man-vinyl-vault-series/ |website=Spin}}</ref> This began with a 2009 package that included a [[Monaural sound|mono]] mix of ''Icky Thump''. The latest package is 2023's [[Elephant (album)#Release|''Elephant XX'']], a mono mix of the aforementioned album which celebrates its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=The White Stripes' Elephant Gets New Mono Mix for 20th Anniversary |url=https://consequence.net/2023/01/the-white-stripes-elephant-20th-anniversary-mono-release/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=THIRD MAN RECORDS ANNOUNCES VAULT PACKAGE #55: THE WHITE STRIPES - ELE – Third Man Records – Official Store |url=https://thirdmanrecords.com/blogs/news/third-man-records-announces-vault-package-55-the-white-stripes-elephant-xx |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=thirdmanrecords.com|date=January 9, 2023 }}</ref>

In 2016, the previously unheard "City Lights" was released as a promotional single after Michel Gondry surprised Jack with a music video.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2016-09-12 |title=See Michel Gondry's Captivating Video for White Stripes' 'City Lights' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-michel-gondrys-captivating-video-for-white-stripes-city-lights-103037/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> It was additionally featured on Jack's [[compilation album]] ''[[Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016]]'' and received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song|Best American Roots Song]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-01 |title=Nominees And Winners {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |access-date=2024-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Joe |date=2016-09-08 |title=Review: Jack White's 'Acoustic Recordings' Is a Genreless Foot Stomper |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-jack-whites-acoustic-recordings-is-a-genreless-foot-stomper-113377/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the campaigning for the [[2016 United States presidential election]], then [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[Donald Trump]] used "[[Seven Nation Army]]" in a campaign video against the Stripes' wishes. Jack and Meg made a joint post on the White Stripes [[Facebook]] page, stating that they were "disgusted by this association, and by the illegal use of their song" and that they had "nothing whatsoever to do with this video".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krieg |first=Gregory |date=2016-10-06 |title=The White Stripes give Trump an Icky Thump {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/donald-trump-white-stripes-icky-thump/index.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> They also released a limited edition T-shirt that read "Icky Trump" on the front, which was wordplay on Trump's last name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-06 |title=The White Stripes are now selling 'Icky Trump' t-shirts |url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/the-white-stripes-are-now-selling-icky-trump-t-shirts/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 6, 2016 |title=Anti Trump Unisex T Shirt |url=https://thirdmanstore.com/products/anti-trump-unisex-t-shirt |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Third Man Store}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

On October 6, 2020, a [[greatest hits album]] titled ''The White Stripes Greatest Hits'' was announced through Third Man not as a vault exclusive.<ref name=":03">{{cite web |title=The White Stripes "Greatest Hits" |url=https://thirdmanstore.com/the-white-stripes-greatest-hits |accessdate=December 13, 2020 |publisher=[[Third Man Records]]}}</ref> It consists of twenty-six songs including "[[Ball and Biscuit]]" which was released as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Evan Minsker, Jazz |date=2020-10-06 |title=The White Stripes Announce Greatest Hits, Share Live Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-white-stripes-announce-greatest-hits-share-live-video-watch/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-08 |title=The White Stripes Share Archival "Ball and Biscuit," Prep 'Greatest Hits' Compilation |url=https://jambands.com/news/2020/10/08/the-white-stripes-share-archival-ball-and-biscuit-prep-greatest-hits-compilation/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Jambands |language=en-US}}</ref> The band relaunched their [[Instagram]] account to promote the album.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=The White Stripes Announce First-Ever Greatest Hits Album |url=https://consequence.net/2020/10/the-white-stripes-greatest-hits-album/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released in the [[United States]] by [[Third Man Records|Third Man]] and [[Columbia Records]] on December 4, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Evan Minsker, Jazz |date=2020-10-06 |title=The White Stripes Announce Greatest Hits, Share Live Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-white-stripes-announce-greatest-hits-share-live-video-watch/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":03"/> and was internationally released on February 26, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The White Stripes Celebrate Global Greatest Hits Release With Premiere Of From The Basement Live Session – Sony Music Canada |url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/the-white-stripes-celebrate-global-greatest-hits-release-with-premiere-of-from-the-basement-live-session |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.sonymusic.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Paul |date=2 February 2021 |title=Out This Week / on 26 February 2021 |url=https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/out-this-week-on-26-february-2021/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |publisher=Superdeluxeedition.com}}</ref> [[M. Wartella|Wartella]]-directed music videos for "[[Let's Shake Hands]]" and "[[De Stijl (album)|Apple Blossom]]" were released simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=2020-12-05 |title=Watch The White Stripes' animated new video for 'Let's Shake Hands' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-white-stripes-animated-new-video-for-lets-shake-hands-2832301 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2020-11-13 |title=White Stripes Soundtrack an Animated Love Story in Video for 'De Stijl' Classic 'Apple Blossom' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/white-stripes-apple-blossom-music-video-greatest-hits-track-list-1090113/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> AllMusic's Heather Phares wrote: "''The White Stripes Greatest Hits'' is filled with the same detail, wit, and willingness to subvert expectations that made the band so dynamic when they were active{{nbsp}}... the collection's hand-curated feel is much more personal than the average best-of or streaming play list."<ref>{{Citation |title=The White Stripes Greatest Hits - The White St... {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-white-stripes-greatest-hits-mw0003436445 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'''s [[Amanda Petrusich]] called the album "a good reminder of how odd and inventive the band was{{nbsp}}... It feels old-fashioned, even deliberately so, but it sounds awfully good."<ref name="New Yorker">{{cite magazine |last=Petrusich |first=Amanda |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Long Live the Greatest-Hits Album |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/long-live-the-greatest-hits-album |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=December 13, 2020}}</ref>

In May 2023, Third Man Books announced ''The White Stripes Complete Lyrics 1997-2007'', a book featuring lyrics written during the band's activity in addition to rough drafts and unseen content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2023-05-04 |title=The White Stripes' lyrics collected for new book |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-white-stripes-lyrics-collected-for-new-book-3438899 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title=The White Stripes Entire Lyrics Are Compiled in a New Book |url=https://consequence.net/2023/05/the-white-stripes-lyrics-book/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> When compiling the lyrics, Jack said that "I couldn’t get through any of those songs; I would cry halfway through each of those songs... some of them are the first songs I really had ever written, or among the earliest... humbly, I don't really know why anyone would get anything out of them... but people reflect back at you and keep mentioning that and you go 'OK, I guess people are getting something out of that.'"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Jack White says new White Stripes lyrics book brought him to happy tears |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/10/19/jack-white-says-new-white-stripes-lyrics-book-brought-him-to-happy-tears/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Oakland Press |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released in October of that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=2023-05-02 |title=The White Stripes' Lyrics Collected in New Book |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-white-stripes-lyrics-collected-in-new-book/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baetens |first=Melody |title=White Stripes release hardcover lyric book with rare rough drafts, essays and more |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/10/03/the-white-stripes-complete-lyrics-book-comes-out-oct-3-on-third-man-books/71003260007/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}</ref> Also in 2023, in their first year of eligibility, the White Stripes were nominated for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] but were not inducted.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2023-05-03 |title=Snubs & Surprises in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2023 Inductions |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-snubs-surprises-2023-1235320703/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Trump campaign again used "Seven Nation Army" during the [[2024 United States presidential election]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Jack |date=September 9, 2024 |title=This machine sues fascists. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_tXSPEp678/?igsh=ZTlkYWM2NWhrd2Zj |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Armando Tinoco,Dominic |date=2024-09-09 |title=Donald Trump Hit With White Stripes Lawsuit, As Promised — Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jack-white-threatens-donald-trump-campaign-legal-action-music-1236073474/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> which resulted in Jack and Meg filing a [[Copyright infringement|copyright infringement lawsuit]] in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Eric |date=2024-09-09 |title=The White Stripes Sue Donald Trump |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-white-stripes-sue-donald-trump/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levin |first=Bess |date=2024-08-30 |title=You Can Add ABBA and the White Stripes to the Long List of Musical Acts Who Want Nothing to Do With Donald Trump |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/abba-and-the-white-stripes-want-nothing-to-do-with-donald-trump |access-date=2024-09-09 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wile |first=Rob |date=2024-09-10 |title=The White Stripes sue Trump for using 'Seven Nation Army' in a campaign video |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/white-stripes-sue-donald-trump-using-seven-nation-army-campaign-video-rcna170401 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.nbcnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Specter |first=Emma |date=2024-09-10 |title=Trump Has Made a Powerful New Legal Enemy, and It's...the White Stripes? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/trump-white-stripes-lawsuit |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> Their complaint accuses Trump of "flagrant misappropriation" and clarifies that they "vehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-09-09 |title=The White Stripes sue Trump campaign over use of 'Seven Nation Army' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/entertainment/jack-white-meg-white-trump-seven-nation-army/index.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |title=White Stripes Sue Trump For Using 'Seven Nation Army' In Campaign Video—Joining Complaints From These Artists |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/09/10/white-stripes-sue-trump-for-using-seven-nation-army-in-campaign-video-joining-complaints-from-these-artists/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The lawsuit was dropped in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=November 12, 2024 |title=The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Trump campaign for unauthorised Seven Nation Army use |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/12/the-white-stripes-drop-lawsuit-against-trump-campaign-for-unauthorised-seven-nation-army-use |access-date=December 3, 2024 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In January 2025, the White Stripes were nominated a second time for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The White Stripes, Spinners nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2023/02/01/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-detroit-nominees-white-stripes-spinners/69860096007/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> In April of that same year, they were announced [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|to be inducted]] into the Rock Hall during the November ceremony.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |date=28 April 2025 |title=Outkast, The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Chubby Checker & More to Join 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2025-class-full-list-outkast-1235956268/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Andy Greene of ''Rolling Stone'' remarked that the chances of a reunion were slim due to Meg retreating from the music industry and media, and wrote, "Let's hope that Meg at least watches the [[Disney+]] livestream and smiles when the White Stripes are inducted. Great moments don't always need to play out in public. And Meg White doesn't owe us anything."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=April 28, 2025 |title=Will Meg White Show Up at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/meg-white-rock-hall-of-fame-1235325234/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jack believes a reunion is unlikely.<ref name=":3" />