Taylor Swift might be only 35 years old, but she is a seasoned professional when it comes to managing scandals and maintaining her image as a strong, polished woman.
The Grammy-winning artist has been embroiled in a long drama list in past years. These controversies often share a commonality: Taylor Swift did not provoke them.
One of the biggest dramas involves a furious and petty 79-year-old Donald Trump. Trump began attacking Taylor Swift after the artist exercised her constitutional right as an American citizen and announced her support for Kamala Harris for President during the 2024 presidential election.
Donald Trump, offended and hurt by Swift’s decision to reject him, his policies, and his rhetoric, decided to fight hard, long, and very dirty. He has called Swift many unkind names.
He has criticized Swift’s career, talent, entourage, and appearance. The election took place almost one year ago, and Trump is still riding the “Swift hate train.” This week, he slammed Swift’s physical appearance again and took the opportunity to compare and pit her against the new Republican darling, Sydney Sweeney.
Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, appeared in an ad that many deemed racist and linked to eugenics and white supremacy. Many conservatives, including Donald Trump, have been gleefully praising the company and Sweeney’s blonde hair and blue eyes, referencing the controversial tagline “great genes.”
Trump wrote: “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the “HOTTEST” ad out there. It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are “flying off the shelves.” Go get ’em, Sydney!”
But elsewhere in his lengthy post, Trump turned his attention to Swift: “Or just look at Woke singer Taylor Swift. Ever since I alerted the world as to what she was by saying on TRUTH that I can’t stand her (HATE!). She was booed out of the Super Bowl and became, NO LONGER HOT.The tide has seriously turned – Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Swift pulled a decisive move à la Michelle Obama by “going high when they go low.”
Sources close to Swift told the Daily Mail that she will be silent and “taking the high road,” for Trump is not worthy of a response.
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is a source of private support for the artist, but has no plans to acknowledge Donald Trump’s inappropriate and hair-raising attacks publicly.
The person in the know claimed: “Taylor knows exactly how Travis feels about this situation with Trump, and privately, they are on the same page. He is supporting her with continued love and respect, but publicly, Travis is going to let Trump be a sandbag and let it slip by, for now. Sure, it’s frustrating, but he is looking to take the high road, and only express his frustrations to Taylor and their family on how ridiculous the President is being.”
Another reason why Kelce, as a public figure, has maintained a neutral stance on politics is that the same cannot be said for those in his inner circle.
Another reason why Kelce’s silence will be golden in this situation is that his Kansas City Chiefs teammate and close friend, Patrick Mahomes, and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, have been publicly associated with being Trump supporters.
While Patrick Mahomes stated he would not endorse a candidate, Brittany Mahomes faced backlash for her support of the President, which Donald Trump himself acknowledged.
Taylor Swift’s strategy with Donald Trump suggests that those on the right hoping for a Swift-Trump match will be sorely disappointed.
