"Behind the scenes, Trump has reacted to the possibility of Biden and Swift teaming up against him this year not with alarm, but with an instant projection of ego. In recent weeks, the former president has told people in his orbit that no amount of A-list celebrity endorsements will save Biden. Trump has also privately claimed that he is ‘more popular’ than Swift is and that he has more committed fans than she does.”

“Last month, the source close to Trump adds, the ex-president commented to some confidants that it “obviously” made no sense that he was not named Time magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year — an honor that went to none other than Swift in December.”

    • @return2ozma
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      1011 months ago

      Stop insulting man-childs. He’s worse.

  • Endorkend
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    Taylor Swift is internationally liked and considered a pretty business savvy person, especially for an artist, with all the moves she made to make her music her own again by re-rerecording it.

    Trump is an international laughing stock and considered an absolute conman and fraudster who got rich victimizing the rich and poor alike, with all the charity scams, taking dirty money from Russia and reporting fake values for his properties to sucker banks into lending to him.

    While he’s at least equally well known, it’s not because he’s popular or liked. It’s because he’s a big fat orange flag.

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      Her business move to re-record her old album supposedly had the music industry looking into amending all of their contracts. A lot of living older artists could do it and free their art from the claws of MBA grads.

      • Doubletwist
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        The first band I ever heard about doing it was Def Leppard over a decade ago. Sucks that artists even have to consider than as an option.

    • @carl_dungeon
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      2211 months ago

      Don’t forget convicted rapist and traitor!

      • Optional
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        We didn’t, just the corporate news outlets.

  • @Boddhisatva
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    Trump has also privately claimed that he is ‘more popular’ than Swift is and that he has more committed fans than she does.”

    Just to be clear Donnie, you have more fans that should be committed. It’s a subtle difference, but an important one.

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      I mean, he’s not wrong, in the sense that swifties won’t like, murder you

    • @HWK_290
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      I mean, he’s not wrong, in the sense that swifties won’t like, murder you

      • @MrMcGasion
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        Yeah, he got his fans to march on the Capitol, and then get arrested for it, and a whole bunch of those still support him. Not saying there aren’t Swifties that would go to insane lengths for her, but Taylor hasn’t tested her fan’s loyalty at that level, at least not yet.

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          711 months ago

          I would love to see Taylor Swift at a concert in DC. After the concert, Taylor tells her fan “Tonight, we march on the capital. I am your new Queen.”

  • @geekworking
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    What we need to do is start a rumor that Biden is considering replacing Harris with Swift as his new running mate.

    When asked, the WH just has to say “no comment”.

    It would be best troll ever.

    • Spaz
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      Someone leak it to the daily mail, they’ll take any story

  • @EdibleFriend
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    I mean…he is right on the ‘more dedicated fans’ part. her fans just scream like idiots and buy merch. His kill for him.

    • Flying Squid
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      I’m not so sure Taylor’s fans wouldn’t kill for her… but she seems like a decent person, so I’m also not worried about it.

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          I’ve been on the Internet a long time, and seen a lot of groups come and go, but none have the sort of terrified respect I have for K-pop fans. I don’t ever, ever want to get on their bad side.

          And they turned my 70 year old Midwestern aunt into one of them. They’re like the Borg but with way better makeup.

          • @SuperIce
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            The thought of a 70 year old Midwestern woman posting “Jungkook is my bias” on Twitter made me laugh

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              She’s obsessed with them. Listens to the music and dances around the kitchen, swoons over pictures of them. It’s really adorable, and I’m so happy she’s found something that brings her this sort of joy.

        • Beefy-Tootz
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          Didn’t the kpop fans get xxxtentacion or juice world or something?

      • @surewhynotlem
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        100% can confirm that my peace loving wife would straight up kill someone threatening Taylor.

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      I bet if Taylor Swift insinuated that someone should die/pay/suffer, I’m confident there would be a few swifties that take it too far, and kill for her. But she’s more responsible than Trump to do something like that.

  • TwattyMcTwatterson
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    Wouldn’t it be great if the entirety of her fan base took umbrage and turned his campaign into a grease stain on the rolls of history? Quick someone goad him into saying she sucks and her music is bad in a campaign speech lol.

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    I mean, he isn’t wrong. I’m currently in Taiwan and nobody talks about TS, but talks about how much Trump is an idiot. So I guess he is more popular, but for the wrong reasons.

  • @Landmammals
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    Michigan Stadium holds 107,000 people. If Donald Trump and Taylor Swift each held an event there with a $40 ticket price, which would sell out first?

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        I was trying to give Trump a chance at drawing more than a crowd of about 50 people.

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    I have some coworkers going to Japan soon for meetings. Apparently they’re competing with a Taylor Swift concert for finding a decently priced hotel.

    Somehow I do not think this would be an issue if it was Trump.

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      I did that in Detroit last year. Lucked out by getting an airbnb. Hotels were so crazy expensive. Streets basically shut down, full of people before and after the concert

      • @Dkarma
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        Last time I saw she was in town parking around her venue was $80-120

  • @psmgx
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    Lol he wasn’t more popular than Joe Biden, and Joe was a hard sell for a lot of US Democats. No question Taytay takes the W here.

  • @RapidcreekOP
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    Yeah but John Lennon is more popular than god

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      He actually said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. John was 1/4 of the Beatles so that makes him more popular than say 4 apostles. That makes him more popular than the apostles James, Paul, John, and Ringo. Ringo was an apostle, right? Peace and Love?

      • @TexasDrunk
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        And everyone still forgot about Rufus.

  • @Daft_ish
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    The fact that there are Americans that would favor trump over Taylor Swift is a disgrace.

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    Such a fucking petulant child. Embarrassing.