A few days ago, Donald Trump He pointed against Taylor Swift and managed to enraged all his fans. Through the social network Social truthThe president suggested that the popularity of the pop star decreased significantly since he expressed in public his contempt for her. “Anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I hate Taylor Swift’, she is no longer ‘fashionable’?”wrote the president of the United States.
Before his controversial statements, as expected, news portals from around the world talked about the subject. While in the United States this did not generate surprise, it did in other parts of the world, where The rivalry between Trump and Swift was unknown. And this enmity has been public confrontation for years that seems to be very far from an end. Next, one by one, the clashes that the singer had with the president of his country.
For years, Taylor Swift remained outside the political discussion, On the recommendation of your team of publicists and record. There is even a record of several interviews in which journalists tried to make the singer position in electoral years, but She always had a prefabricated response to dodge the situation.
Finally, as she shows in her documentary Miss American (Netflix), Swift decided to face his team and make public his position in the legislative elections of Tennessee of 2018. In a statement, through their social networks, the interpreter of SHAKE IT OFF He assumed in Against Republican candidate Marsha Blackburnwho campaigned against the laws in protection of victims of gender violence and the rights of the LGBTQ+community.
In addition to officially defining as a democrat, Taylor encouraged his followers to score to vote. Consequently there was a young vote boom that year, and more than 65,000 people were recorded in one day, the triple of what was usual. In response, a day later, Donald Trump spoke with the press and said, laughing: “I’m sure Taylor Swift doesn’t know anything about Marsha Blackburn. Come on, Marsha Blackburn is doing a great job. Now I like your music 25% less“
In the midst of clashes in the streets of Minnesota, After the murder in George Floyd In 2020, Trump launched a controversial message through his social networks in which he threatened that the National Army assume control in the State. “When the looting begins, the shots begin”wrote.
Far from being quiet, Taylor Swift responded to Trump’s sayings and made clear his support for Democratic candidates for that year’s elections. “After enviving the fires of white supremacy and racism throughout its presidency, Do you have the impudence of pretending moral superiority before threatening with violence? ‘When the looting begins, the shots begin’? We will vote to retire in November “the singer wrote.
In the 2024 elections, when Trump campaigned to get a second term, Taylor He expressed himself in favor of the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, after the presidential debate. In his Instagram account, he wrote: “I will vote for Kamala Harris because he fights for the rights and causes that I think they need a warrior who defends them.”
In a matter of days, Trump responded to his statement in the air of Fox News and He said he was never his fan. Later, he added: “With how liberal it is, it always ends up supporting the Democrats. I am sure that will pay the market consequences. ” As this seemed to be very little controversial for his style, through social networks, Trump wrote: “I hate Taylor Swift!”
Since then, they followed the comings and turns until they reached Trump’s most recent attacks against Taylor Swift, for which The United States Federation of Musicians He issued a statement to defend it. “His music is lasting, shocking and has a deep cultural significance. Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we sympathize with all our members ”, He wrote the guild.
For now, Trump did not issue a new response in this regard. However, it is more than sung that this confrontation has for a while and is far from an end.
