2024-09-17 07:10:34
Donald Trump hates Taylor Swift, as he made clear over the weekend – Kamala Harris’ campaign team responded with a Swift song statement.
The “Swifties” in Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s campaign team had a lot to do over the weekend. They responded indirectly to Donald Trump’s latest hate speech against Taylor Swift with a statement that corresponds to a medley by the singer in text form.
Since Taylor Swift publicly supported Kamala Harris as the future President of the United States after the TV debate last week, her name has been heavily involved in the election campaign. On Sunday, Donald Trump gave vent to his anger and posted on Truth Social without context and in capital letters: “I hate Taylor Swift!”
On the same day, Kamala Harris’ team responded with their own statement, which quoted Swift several times in every sentence. And that was in the headline, which reads: “Trump’s Bad Week (Taylor’s Version).” In recent years, the singer had re-released her previous albums due to a legal dispute, always with the addition “Taylor’s Version.”
The message continues by referring to Trump as “Mr. Not-all-all-Fine,” a reference to the song “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” which whines about his “Champagne Problems,” also a Swift song, rather than addressing the problems of Americans. It continues: “His ramblings, shouting, and constant conspiracy theories have led many to wonder if the man is ‘too emotional’ to be president. Call it what you will, but it’s nothing new for the smallest man who ever lived.” Another reference to a Swift song. The message goes on to list Trump’s failures of the week.
The text does not refer directly to Trump’s hate tweet, but with over two dozen allusions to Swift songs, there is no doubt about the intention. The “Hollywood Reporter” even counted 28 different Swift songs mentioned in the statement. “Variety” also speculates that the text must have already been prepared due to its complexity and could not have been written within a few hours.
Trump’s “I hate Taylor Swift” statement also drew criticism from within his own ranks. Republican Liz Cheney shared Trump’s post and added: “Says the smallest man who ever lived,” referring to the song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” from Swift’s latest album.
The Democratic National Committee had previously published digital campaign posters in New York’s Times Square and the Las Vegas Strip that also alluded to Swift. In addition, “Harris-Walz” friendship bracelets are also being sold as part of the election campaign. Friendship bracelets are obligatory for Swift fans at the concerts of “The Eras Tour”. Her vice president, Tim Walz, also came out as a Swiftie at a campaign event with a friendship bracelet.
However, after the latest alleged assassination attempt on Trump, the pop culture campaign with Swift has become serious again. On Sunday, Kamala Harris posted the words on X: “I have been informed of reports of gunfire near former President Trump and his Florida estate and am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America.”