Obviously, it’s no secret that Donald Trump gets off on power. And the associated notion of things “going his way” because of that power. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, whenever he feels like he’s losing such “clout,” it becomes one of the many things that drives him into full-blown tantrum mode. So when Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in a very official capacity almost immediately after the September 10, 2024 presidential debate, Trump wasted no time in blasting her on (oof) Truth Social by screaming, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” A grown-ass seventy-eight-year-old man saying this shit might be a shock if it were coming from anyone other than the Orange Creature. But, of course, because it’s him, such comportment is only “natural.” Merely in keeping with his ongoing abuse of power when it comes to wielding his lapdogs for evil. In or out of office.
So it was that the Orange One wasted no time in gloating over “the tides turning” when Taylor Swift received a round of boos at the Super Bowl on February 9th. This in the wake of the Jumbotron at the Caesars Superdome flashing to her sitting next to Ice Spice, prompting her to look around awkwardly as the realization slowly dawned on her that, yes, in fact, the negative reaction was directed at her. Something she isn’t exactly accustomed to, especially since she’s still fresh off hearing the sound of the over-the-top screams of joy and praise lavished upon her every night while on The Eras Tour.
Even so, the reaction was likely less about Swift herself, and more about her being there in support of the Kansas City Chiefs—for the boos were undeniably emitted from the mouths of Philadelphia Eagles fans. Though, of course, the Orange One would prefer to believe that the jeering sounds were a result of “defending his honor” after the “audacity” Swift showed by supporting Harris so vehemently in September. Thus, his ominous comment that “MAGA is very unforgiving.”
The Orange One was also sure to declare, “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the stadium.” Or it was a passing moment that got over-amplified as usual. Particularly by the Orange One, who continued to harp on the boos by posting a screenshot of a TikTok video (you know, because he’s the one who “saved” TikTok from being banned, right?) with the caption, “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed—the world is healing.” Um, not exactly. More like the world is leaning into its misogynistic prick heights with a “leader” such as the Orange One “at the helm” (which happens to be self-driving these days). A man who has no problem targeting women who don’t capitulate to his “values” (read: he has none). Which is part of why Selena Gomez (yes, one of Swift’s besties) wasn’t safe from Trump’s White House either.
Gomez found this out the scary way after posting a video of herself crying over the mass deportations that went on in the immediate aftermath of the Orange One’s inauguration. Because rather than allowing the multi-hyphenate entertainer to engage in her First Amendment right to freedom of speech, the White House soon after (on February 1st) responded with a dismissive video painting Gomez as the type of person who supports murderous undocumented immigrants killing the children of mothers berating Gomez with such sentiments as, “You don’t know who you’re crying for.” Needless to say, two of the three women speaking were white ladies. Reinforcing the trope that it is white women who need to be most afraid of all of the “dark foreigner.”
With the Orange One having weaponized his power against Gomez like that, what he did by playing up the so-called mockery of Swift at the Super Bowl on his Truth Social account is almost tame by comparison (and also tame in comparison to him posting unsanctioned AI images of “Swifties for Trump” during his ’24 campaign). Plus, Ice Spice is from the Bronx, and she could have cut a bitch if necessary…had things escalated in the moment.
Not to mention Swift immediately getting the support of Halftime Show cameo queen Serena Williams, who tweeted (this being forever the verb no matter what Elon tries to say), “I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!!” Among the responses to such support, however, were certain non-Swift enthusiasts (a.k.a. pro-Trump ilk) spouting, “lol you can’t drowned out 10’s of thousands of patriots.” Do note that the poor grammar is a prime indicator of the Orange One’s key constituency: dolts.
Regardless of trying to “shake it off,” though, the hate that the Orange One is using to sow more chauvinistic-based contempt for Swift is extremely disconcerting for many reasons. For while it’s one thing to express disdain for someone when you’re not in the highest office of the land, it’s quite another to do it when you are. Not only that, but when you have a group of rabid supporters that amount to the Wicked Witch of the West’s Winged Monkeys—all “ready, set, go” to do your bidding—it makes that power far more destructive. Even in such tiny hands. But, alas, Swift is no stranger to dealing with some of the smallest men who ever lived. All doing their best to tower over her. The Orange One, however, can’t manage to do that even while wearing his elevated shoes.
