Taylor Swift is one of the most popular artists in the world. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump appears to have little affection for her, as he has spoken disparagingly about the world superstar on numerous occasions. However, that does not seem to have been passed on to Melania. A few days ago, Melania was asked about Taylor Swift – and her answer was not what we expected.
Taylor Swift has not been afraid to show her political colors and opinions. While she had remained quiet about her political agendas at the beginning of her career, everything changed in 2018 when she decided to endorse a Democratic candidate in the US Senate election in Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn.
The fact that Swift decided to speak out about who she was voting for – and that it was a Democrat – caused Donald Trump to see red. Some days later, Trump was asked about Swift’s endorsement at the White House.
“I’m sure Taylor Swift doesn’t know anything about [Blackburn],” Trump answered. “I like Taylor’s music about 25% less now, OK?”
This was not the first and only time Swift and Trump’s beef would be aired in public. In a 2019 interview with The Guardian, the superstar described the atmosphere in the US as “gaslighting the American public into being like, ‘If you hate the president, you hate America'” and claimed that Trump believed they weren’t living in a democracy.
“We’re a democracy – at least, we’re supposed to be – where you’re allowed to disagree, dissent, debate. I really think that he thinks this is an autocracy.”
Taylor Swift’s relationship with Trump
The feud between Trump and Taylor Swift continued, with the singer lashing out at many of the president’s decisions during his first presidential term. When Trump later decided to run for president a second time in 2023, he embraced the song Justice for All, which was sung by a group of dissidents who had been incarcerated over their alleged roles on January 6.
It was played at many of Trump’s rallies in 2023 and eventually reached the No. 1 spot on iTunes. Later the same year, during a rally in Houston, Donald Trump mentioned the song and Taylor Swift.
“It beat Taylor Swift, it beat Miley Cyrus, who was number one and two,” Trump said. “They were number one and two, we knocked them off for a long time.”
It wasn’t a big surprise that Swift would endorse Joe Biden for the 2024 Presidential Election, and even though she never did it publicly, the picture was quite clear. Even so, Trump decided to take a shot at Swift, claiming credit for the 2018 Music Modernization Act. He further stated that the superstar singer would not endorse Biden’s re-election bid.
When Swift later endorsed Kamala Harris, Trump wrote on TruthSocial, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!
Melania Trump says Taylor Swift is “very talented
While Donald Trump has lashed out against the superstar several times, his wife and the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has not made any comments about Swift. However, while visiting a children’s hospital in Washington on July 2, where she brought gifts to the kids and had a quick chat, her true feelings about Taylor Swift became apparent.
Melania asked a little girl about what music she liked, to which she responded “Taylor Swift,” the NY Post reported. Melania answered, saying that the worldwide superstar was “very talented,” an opinion that differs significantly from her husband’s
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