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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,199 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 08:54 PM 3 hrs ago

Slobfather tries to get in a pissing match with Taylor Swift

Donald Trump claims Taylor Swift has less TikTok followers than he does

Donald Trump just said that he's more influential on TikTok than Taylor Swift, but the source of his claim remains a blank space.

During a Monday (July 6) press conference, the twice-impeached president falsely bragged that his following on the platform - which he at one point referred to as "Tic Tac" - is greater than the pop superstar's. He told press gathered at the White House: "There's a thing called TikTok, have you heard of it? It was announced about two days ago, the new numbers just came out, you know who the No. 1 person in [TikTok] is by far? Trump. Me."

"I'm No. 1," he continued. "Taylor Swift was No. 11. I'm No. 1 in TikTok by far."

Billboard has reached out to the singer's rep for comment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/donald-trump-claims-taylor-swift-has-less-tiktok-followers-than-he-does/ar-AA27pLHR

Just more shit he's pulled out of his ass.
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Slobfather tries to get in a pissing match with Taylor Swift (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago OP
He's number one for all the wrong reasons. I hope tic tok users shun him Deuxcents 3 hrs ago #1
Does Trump do anything other than curtseying to himself daily in the mirror of his mind? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 2 hrs ago #2
10 million people paid to see Swift's last tour. (had to look that up) flvegan 2 hrs ago #3
He says he is more popular. Have a ticketed concert for her and a ticketed rally for him. Norrrm 2 hrs ago #7
Even with what a ticket costs to one of Taylor Swift's shows dflprincess 2 hrs ago #8
Well, he is number one in a number of categories.. Permanut 2 hrs ago #4
Sorry Donald, Taylor's too busy enjoying her fabulous life to pay any attention to you. tanyev 2 hrs ago #5
And that matters because... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #6
Fewer RPM 1 hr ago #9
Pathological liars sarisataka 1 hr ago #10
Sounds like a preteen! young_at_heart 1 hr ago #11
He's delulu. Raftergirl 1 hr ago #12

flvegan

(66,736 posts)
3. 10 million people paid to see Swift's last tour. (had to look that up)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:26 PM
2 hrs ago

Trump couldn't sell out the first 2 rows of the Great American State Inbreeding Festival or whatever the fuck that thing was called.

I can't believe I'm here defending Taylor Swift. Fuck, I can't stand this guy.

Norrrm

(6,272 posts)
7. He says he is more popular. Have a ticketed concert for her and a ticketed rally for him.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:52 PM
2 hrs ago

See which one has the bigger take at the gate.

dflprincess

(29,475 posts)
8. Even with what a ticket costs to one of Taylor Swift's shows
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:04 PM
2 hrs ago

she'd still outdraw him even if he was paying people to come to his rally.

Permanut

(8,760 posts)
4. Well, he is number one in a number of categories..
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:27 PM
2 hrs ago

Independent of Tik Tok or Tik Tak or any other kind of Tiks.

young_at_heart

(4,091 posts)
11. Sounds like a preteen!
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:24 PM
1 hr ago

Isn't his job supposed to be governing the country and solving serious problems as they are presented?

Raftergirl

(1,964 posts)
12. He's delulu.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:31 PM
1 hr ago

Donald Trump's claim is false. Although he has a large following on TikTok, he is neither the platform's most-followed creator nor more popular than Taylor Swift based on follower count.

Current public data shows that Swift has about 33.5 million TikTok followers, compared with Trump's roughly 16.6 million. Swift also has around 274.5 million total likes, while Trump's account has about 121.8 million.

Public TikTok rankings further contradict Trump's statement. Neither Trump nor Swift ranks among the platform's top 10 most-followed accounts, which include creators such as Khaby Lame, Charli D'Amelio, and MrBeast.

Despite posting less frequently, Swift has earned significantly more total likes than Trump, indicating stronger overall engagement. Trump also did not provide any evidence or verifiable ranking to support his claim.

https://news.meaww.com/fact-check-is-trumps-claim-that-hes-no-1-on-tik-tok-while-taylor-swift-is-no-11-true

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