In a new series of publications in his social network Truth Social, the current president Donald Trump to Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen 2 of the largest icons of American music. In his messages, Trump openly criticized both artists, whom he had already attacked on other occasions due to his political positions and his activism.
Donald Trump attacks Taylor Swift
Once again, the President Trump began his attacks against singer Taylor Swiftquestioning her popularity and mentioning that the influence of the singer has decreased since she began talking about political issues.
Through his social network he wrote “What has Taylor Swift done lately?”, “Before it was relevant, now it’s just another progressive celebrity trying to tell people how to live their lives.”
These are added to a sum of criticisms that began in 2018, when the singer broke her usual political silence to support Democratic candidates in Tennessee. On that occasion, he said that he could not remain silent at what he considered discriminatory policies of the then president.
Taylor Swift has not responded publicly to the president’s new criticisms, but some of his followers began to fill social networks with various messages of support, reminding him that the singer continues to break records with her “The Eras Tour” tour.
In other statements, Bruce Springsteen was also mentioned by Donald Trump. During a recent concert in Manchester, Springsteen described Trump’s administration as “corrupt, incompetent and traitorous,” and criticized the country’s course under his leadership.
Trump responded quickly to these statements and said the following. “Springsteen is nothing more than another aged artist trying to be relevant talking badly about me,” I also add that “I should focus on their music and leave politics to adults.”
Why Donald Trump attacked Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen?
This series of statements under a political context where artists and celebrities have more and more weight in public opinion and their fame gives them a great influence on politics.
In the last presidential elections of 2024, Taylor Swift encouraged his followers to register to vote, which caused a remarkable increase in the number of new young voters.
Springsteen, on the other hand, has been a constant and hard critic of the Republican Party and has openly backed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. During the 2020 campaign, he appeared in a political announcement of the current president, where he called the National Unity after the years of polarization of Trump’s first mandate.
He Donald Trump’s attack to Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen They show how politics in the United States has become a confrontation where artists play an important role. It also makes it clear that Trump continues to use social Truth as a platform to attack his critics and maintain his presence in public opinion.
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