Trump suggests his view of Taylor Swift makes her less popular

President Trump advised him on Friday slide Last year she damaged her popularity at Taylor Swift.

“Has anyone noticed that because I said ‘I hate Taylor Swift, ‘Is she no longer hot?’,” the president wrote in a truth social post on Friday, flying from the Middle East to the United States after his first overseas trip in his second term.

"As a business and entertainment tycoon President Trump is qualified to comment on the rise and fall of various celebrities," a White House official told CBS News, including Swift.

Mr. Trump Posted "I hate Taylor Swift!" Last fall, the singer recognized former Vice President Kamala Harris. At that time, Swift's journey to the times was still underway. The post was quickly covered up News of the second assassination attempt Targeted Mr. Trump a few hours later.

It is unclear what prompted Mr. Trump's contemplation of Swift. Popular superstars have been maintaining low public awareness in recent weeks. Her journey to the times is over and her boyfriend Travis Kelce's football season is over. Swift fans caught a glimpse of her with the Kelce family at Mother's Day brunch in Philadelphia, but she took photos less frequently except on occasional date nights as the Kansas City Chiefs lost their Super Bowl bid.

Mr. Trump Slam Less than an hour later, at Bruce Springsteen, calling him a "highly overestimated" and ridiculed what he called a "shrinkable" skin, a few days later, Springsteen called the Trump administration "treason" at a concert in the UK.

The president's excavation at Swift and Springsteen is the end of a four-day tour in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. During the journey, Mr. Trump met with the Allied Arab leaders. Promising to give up sanctions Oppose Syria Surprise move And announced a series of economic deals with the Gulf countries. Not long before the trip began, it was reported Qatar to donate Boeing 747 is used for Mr. Trump's use, Cause moral problems - Although Mr. Trump defended the move.

The bad blood between Swift and the President dates back several years. Swift has only occasionally gotten into politics, but has twice recognized Mr. Trump's opponents, supporting former President Joe Biden and 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris. Last year, she suggested she endorse Harris last year, partly because Mr. Trump shared Swift’s performance of supporting him on truth.

exist Acknowledgement Harris said she was “she was a stable, talented leader and I believe we could accomplish more in this country if we were headed by calm rather than chaos.”

Swift also recognized Democrat Phil Bredesen in his 2018 match against Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn in 2018.

Mr. Trump responded to the recognition in 2018, saying: "I like Taylor's music now 25% less." He added that Swift "knows nothing about" Blackburn.

Mr. Trump called Swift "extremely beautiful" and said: "I heard she is very talented in an interview with Ramin Setoodeh in 2023, but questioned the political views she stated.

Mr. Trump said: "Is she a legal liberal? Isn't this an act? What surprised me was that country stars were able to successfully become liberals," according to the excerpt from Variety.

Swift's representative did not respond to Mr. Trump's position on Friday.

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Graham Kates contributed to the report.