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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,318 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:17 PM Jun 2024

Donald Trump Calls Taylor Swift "Unusually Beautiful," Questions If She's Actually Liberal

The post Donald Trump Calls Taylor Swift “Unusually Beautiful,” Questions If She’s Actually Liberal appeared first on Consequence.

If there’s one celebrity who can single-handedly derail Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House in 2024, it’s Taylor Swift. Perhaps aware of this, the former president struck an unusually conciliatory, albeit weirdly creepy tone towards the pop star in a recent interview with Variety editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh.

Discussing Swift in a November 2023 interview, Trump said: “I think she’s beautiful — very beautiful! I find her very beautiful… I hear she’s very talented. I think she’s very beautiful, actually — unusually beautiful!”

Having largely avoided commenting on politics throughout her career, Swift broke her silence in 2018 when she endorsed Tennessee Democratic candidates Phil Bredesen for the US Senate and Jim Cooper for the House of Representatives. She then publicly endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election. “The change we need most is to elect a president who recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what happens to their bodies, and that the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be acknowledged and included,” she told V Magazine of her decision at the time.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trump-calls-taylor-swift-150842131.html

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Donald Trump Calls Taylor Swift "Unusually Beautiful," Questions If She's Actually Liberal (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 OP
That sound you hear is Swifties throwing up everywhere. chowder66 Jun 2024 #1
I just remembered the phrase my grandmother would use about guys like trump. 'A lecherous goblin.' Torchlight Jun 2024 #2
I'm sure Travis Kelce could deck him with one arm tied behind his back. Diamond_Dog Jun 2024 #3
Yea, time for Traildogbob Jun 2024 #4
Jackass. Croney Jun 2024 #5
Country star? We sure he knows who he's talking about? nolabear Jun 2024 #20
Successful country stars are often liberal NanaCat Jun 2024 #22
Crushing on Tay Tay? SarahD Jun 2024 #6
Tall, with long blond hair. That's definitely his type. tanyev Jun 2024 #7
And the majority of the world puked. sakabatou Jun 2024 #8
If you go to the original article, Ms. Toad Jun 2024 #9
what a creep Skittles Jun 2024 #10
There's something especially sinister about him going after Taylor Swift. TSExile Jun 2024 #11
Let me be in the room when they show him TlalocW Jun 2024 #12
Heh. TSExile Jun 2024 #13
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jun 2024 #14
To paraphrase Will Smith,... LudwigPastorius Jun 2024 #15
I think he's disgusting Blue Owl Jun 2024 #16
lol. The Trump smooth talk. Bristlecone Jun 2024 #17
Eeewww. EndlessWire Jun 2024 #18
She did endorse Biden in 2020 NanaCat Jun 2024 #24
Keep Taylor Swift's Name Out of Cha Jun 2024 #19
"I think she's very beautiful, actually -- unusually beautiful... for someone over fourteen!" TheBlackAdder Jun 2024 #21
NAW BRA! He went OFF on how "beautiful" Taylor Swift is. AnrothElf Jun 2024 #23
"Hot water. A bathtub full of hot water. I think it's time I filled that bathtub." B.See Jun 2024 #25
Ignore the troll, Swifties C_U_L8R Jun 2024 #26
Oh dear. A REAL billionaire who is openly a Democrat DFW Jun 2024 #27
Seems like she's also much better at investing in real estate Walleye Jun 2024 #30
"I'm sure she loves MEEEEE." - Republican Felon Rapist BoRaGard Jun 2024 #28
The convict will find out soon enough when she endorses Biden to her millions of Swifties. brush Jun 2024 #29
He really thinks by compliments and his good looks Emile Jun 2024 #31
Looking forward to Taylor's future hit song tanyev Jun 2024 #32

Torchlight

(7,037 posts)
2. I just remembered the phrase my grandmother would use about guys like trump. 'A lecherous goblin.'
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:20 PM
Jun 2024

I'll have to remember that, it fits, it's short, and maybe I'll get a few t-shirts printed up for friends and family.

He really is a creepy guy, the kind of little dude we expect to see on neighborhood watchlists, prevented from living too close to schools or playgrounds.

Traildogbob

(13,156 posts)
4. Yea, time for
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:32 PM
Jun 2024

Kelci to charge the stage, say keep my fucking girls name outta your mouth, and then bitch slap him across the chin Anus. Bet Chris Rick would approve.

Croney

(5,020 posts)
5. Jackass.
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:34 PM
Jun 2024

"Even so, in his interview with Setoodeh, Trump questioned whether Swift was actually liberal. “She is liberal, or is that just an act?” he asked Setoodeh. “She’s legitimately liberal? It’s not an act? It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal.”

nolabear

(43,850 posts)
20. Country star? We sure he knows who he's talking about?
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 01:11 AM
Jun 2024

I mean, she plays guitar but at this writing Beyoncé is actually more country. And Tracy Chapman.

 

NanaCat

(2,332 posts)
22. Successful country stars are often liberal
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 03:43 AM
Jun 2024

Ever hear of Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Garth Brooks, you jizz-headed numpty? Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and The (Dixie) Chicks? They're among the biggest names in country music of all time.

Some more country stars who are liberal, or at least lean that way:

https://slightwave.com/liberal-country-singers/

 

SarahD

(1,732 posts)
6. Crushing on Tay Tay?
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:36 PM
Jun 2024

Why is it he can't compliment a woman on her looks without getting super creepy? Makes my skin crawl.

Ms. Toad

(38,813 posts)
9. If you go to the original article,
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:43 PM
Jun 2024

His comments about her appearance are creepy (as are his comments about pretty much any woman).

The comment about her politics is in connection with being able to be liberal and a successful country star.

Even so, in his interview with Setoodeh, Trump questioned whether Swift was actually liberal. “She is liberal, or is that just an act?” he asked Setoodeh. “She’s legitimately liberal? It’s not an act? It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal.”


https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/donald-trump-taylor-swift-beautiful-liberal-apprentice-1236030425/

Still obnoxious, but not as creepy as if he directly tied her appearance to politics.

TSExile

(3,363 posts)
11. There's something especially sinister about him going after Taylor Swift.
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 09:15 PM
Jun 2024

It turns my stomach - and not just because it's gross.

Blue Owl

(59,603 posts)
16. I think he's disgusting
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 10:19 PM
Jun 2024

I think he’s disgusting — very disgusting! I find him very disgusting… I hear he’s very constipated. I think he’s very disgusting, actually — unusually disgusting!

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
18. Eeewww.
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 10:24 PM
Jun 2024


He's so stupid. Those comments alone will cause them to vote against him. He's a married man who famously said he could grab pussy, no sweat.

I wish she would come out and endorse Biden. She ain't stupid. After all that crap Trump said during football season, he's dumb enough to think a few compliments will do it for her. Trying to walk it back, Donald?

Go, Swifties!

 

AnrothElf

(923 posts)
23. NAW BRA! He went OFF on how "beautiful" Taylor Swift is.
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 03:44 AM
Jun 2024

Objectively speaking, he's not wrong.

But BRO, dial it back like 11 fuckin' notches, bro!!!

B.See

(8,837 posts)
25. "Hot water. A bathtub full of hot water. I think it's time I filled that bathtub."
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 04:12 AM
Jun 2024
Once Upon a Time in the West

DFW

(60,426 posts)
27. Oh dear. A REAL billionaire who is openly a Democrat
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 04:51 AM
Jun 2024

I don’t know what freaks Trump out more, her gender, her money or her political views.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
29. The convict will find out soon enough when she endorses Biden to her millions of Swifties.
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 05:38 AM
Jun 2024

tanyev

(49,666 posts)
32. Looking forward to Taylor's future hit song
Tue Jun 11, 2024, 08:19 AM
Jun 2024

about that time a creepy old perv tried to get her to support him by going on and on about how beautiful she is.

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