Trump suggests his opinion of Taylor Swift has made her much less in style
President Trump prompt Friday his swipe at Taylor Swift final yr has harm her reputation.
“Has anybody observed that, since I mentioned ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s now not ‘HOT?’,” the president wrote in a Reality Social submit Friday, as he flew again from the Center East to the U.S. after the primary main abroad journey of his second time period.
A White Home official instructed CBS Information: “As a enterprise and leisure mogul President Trump is very certified to touch upon the rise and fall of varied celebrities,” together with Swift.
Mr. Trump posted “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” final fall, days after the singer endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris. Swift’s Eras tour was nonetheless in progress on the time. The submit was rapidly overshadowed by information of a second assassination try towards Mr. Trump hours later.
It wasn’t clear what prompted Mr. Trump’s mid-air musing about Swift. The pop megastar has been preserving a decrease public profile in latest weeks. Her Eras tour has ended, and boyfriend Travis Kelce’s soccer season is over. Swift followers caught a glimpse of her at a Mom’s Day brunch in Philadelphia with the Kelce household, however she’s been photographed much less incessantly, aside from the occasional date evening, because the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs misplaced their Tremendous Bowl bid.
Mr. Trump lashed out at Bruce Springsteen lower than an hour later, calling him “Extremely Overrated” and mocking what he known as his “atrophied” pores and skin, days after Springsteen known as the Trump administration “treasonous” at a live performance within the U.Ok.
The president’s digs at Swift and Springsteen got here on the tail finish of a four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. In the course of the journey, Mr. Trump met with allied Arab leaders, pledged to drop sanctions towards Syria in a shock transfer and introduced a set of financial offers with Gulf states. Shortly earlier than the journey began, stories emerged that Qatar would donate a Boeing 747 for Mr. Trump’s use, drawing ethics issues — although Mr. Trump defended the transfer.
The dangerous blood between Swift and the president extends again years. Swift has solely sometimes waded into politics, however has endorsed Mr. Trump’s opponents twice, backing former President Joe Biden in 2020 and Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. Final yr, she prompt she endorsed Harris partially as a result of Mr. Trump had shared pictures on Reality Social that implied Swift supported him.
In endorsing Harris, Swift mentioned she was “a steady-handed, gifted chief and I consider we are able to accomplish a lot extra on this nation if we’re led by calm and never chaos.”
Swift additionally endorsed Democrat Phil Bredesen in his unsuccessful 2018 race towards Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, whom Swift known as “Trump in a wig” in a documentary launched in early 2020.
Mr. Trump responded to the 2018 endorsement by saying, “I like Taylor’s music about 25% much less now,” including that Swift “does not know something about” Blackburn.
Mr. Trump known as Swift “unusually stunning” and mentioned, “I hear she’s very proficient” in a 2023 interview with Selection editor Ramin Setoodeh — however questioned her said political opinions.
“She’s legitimately liberal? It is not an act? It surprises me {that a} nation star will be profitable being liberal,” Mr. Trump mentioned of the crossover star to Setoodeh, based on excerpts revealed by Selection final yr.
Swift’s consultant didn’t provide a response to Mr. Trump’s submit on Friday.
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