““I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other music artists. Joe Biden did nothing for Taylor and he never will. There is no way she would support the dishonest Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt president in the history of our country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money.”“
This is former President Donald Trump, who, just hours before Super Bowl LVIII, was focused on superstar Taylor Swift.
Trump took to Truth Social, his favorite social media platform, on Sunday afternoon, writing, “There’s no way you support Crooked Joe Biden,” instead of “being[ing] loyal” to Trump, who she said was “the man who made her so much money.”
For what it’s worth, Swift made quite a bit of money before Trump entered the White House. In 2016, she was named one of the highest-paid celebrities by Forbes. The outlet claimed to have grossed $170 million that year alone. It is now worth multiples of that number.
To find out more (from December 2023): Taylor Swift is Time’s Person of the Year. That’s why she was also a big financial story in 2023.
Trump also mentioned the Music Modernization Act, a 2017 bipartisan effort that passed unanimously in both houses.
For more information (from October 2018): Flanked by musicians, Trump signs music copyright law
Swift has also been at the center of conspiracy theories by various conservative commentators, including former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. In short, the theory goes that various entities colluded with the National Football League to ensure that the Kansas City Chiefs – the team Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays for – won, creating a platform for Swift to endorse President Joe Biden. for re-election. That theory was rejected by two Republicans on Sunday.
“Taylor Swift is one of the great American success stories,” former nominee Chris Christie said Sunday on “Meet the Press.” “We should celebrate it, not have all these crazy conspiracy theories. But this is the kind of thing Donald Trump accomplishes.”
Marco Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida, said he hopes “we can get rid of these conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift” in his explanation of why he was rooting for a San Francisco 49ers victory.