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Newsweek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Swifties for Trump' Criticizes Trump's Taylor Swift Comment: 'I Cringe'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Jenna Piwowarczyk, the founder of "Swifties for Trump," criticized President Donald Trump for his comment on Friday declaring Swift "not hot" anymore, saying that it contributes to the alienation of conservative women who like Swift's music. "I cringe when the President says stuff like this," Piwowarczyk told Newsweek. Why It Matters Trump's renewed criticism of Swift comes as the megastar continues to play a high-profile role in American cultural life, recently concluding her mega successful Eras Tour. His decision to target Swift—a performer with a massive global following—is consistent with his strategy of attacking influential public figures who oppose him or his policies. What To Know On Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social asking if anyone noticed that ever since he said he hates Swift that she's "no longer 'hot.' " Piwowarczyk told Newsweek the goal of "Swifties for Trump" was to bridge a gap that has historically existed between young women and conservative ideology. Women have been more likely to vote for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1992 and the gender gap between young adults and politics is stark. A recent poll from NBC News found 45 percent of men aged 18-29 approve of Trump's job performance, but only 24 percent of young women do. It's the biggest gender gap of any generation. There's a 13-point gap between men and women aged 45 to 64, a 9-point gap between men and women aged 30-44 and a 7-point gap between men and women 65 years and older. Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025, in Los The Recording Academy Piwowarczyk, 19, started the group in August and previously told Newsweek it was important to have because she said millions of young, female voters consider themselves Swifties and she wanted them to know why they don't have to choose between loving Swift and voting for Republican. Swift endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election in September in a post on Instagram and signed it "Childless Cat Lady," in a reference to a comment Vice President JD Vance made. Days later, Trump posted on Truth Social that he "hates" Swift. "I do not think that President Trump's comments on his feelings towards her had any real negative impact, but I do believe that if he were to speak positively about her, it would lead to more unity between conservatives and young women," Piwowarczyk told Newsweek. What They're Saying Piwowarczyk told Newsweek: "Taylor just got off a 2-year-long tour marathon, and if she wants some time away from the spotlight, that's her business alone, and it does not impact her popularity." Trump in a Truth Social post in February 2024: "I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists... There's no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden... and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money." What Happens Next Swift has not responded to Trump's comments and has been mostly staying out of the spotlight since her Eras Tour came to a close at the end of last year.
Express Tribune
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Trump throws shade at Taylor Swift during Eagles' White House celebration
President Donald Trump couldn't resist taunting Taylor Swift while hosting the Philadelphia Eagles at the White House. The NFL team, excluding quarterback Jalen Hurts and several other players, visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9. 'I was there along with Taylor Swift,' Trump noted during his speech. 'How did that work out?' he then asked rhetorically, as the crowd laughed. He repeated, 'How did that one work out?' The 47th US president showed up at the big game alongside his kids Ivanka and Eric Trump. Swift also attended to support her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. But despite coming in with two consecutive Super Bowl victories, the Chiefs fell short, losing to the Eagles 22–40. At one point, Swift was shown on the jumbotron at Caesars Superdome, prompting boos from football fans as she issued an intense side-eye in response. Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the 'Bad Blood' singer. After Swift, 35, endorsed Kamala Harris for president ahead of the 2024 election, he slammed the Grammy winner on his Truth Social platform. 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!' Trump, 78, wrote via the platform in September 2024. In August 2024, Trump posted AI-generated images on Truth Social falsely suggesting Swift's support for his campaign. One image depicted Swift dressed as Uncle Sam with the caption, "Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump." Another showed fans wearing "Swifties for Trump" T-shirts. Trump captioned the post with "I accept!" These posts sparked backlash from Swift's fanbase, with many urging her to take legal action. When questioned about the AI-generated images, Trump denied creating them, stating, "I don't know anything about them, other than somebody else generated them. I didn't generate them." He added, "AI is always very dangerous in that way." Despite the controversy, Swift has not publicly responded to Trump's remarks or the AI-generated images. She has previously expressed her political views, endorsing Democratic candidates and advocating for various social issues. Her fans, known as Swifties, hadbeen active in political discourse, with some forming groups like "Swifties for Kamala" to support Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Gullible Donald Trump Thinks an AI Slop Car Is a Real One
President Donald Trump has been talking a big talk about the AI industry — but his actual understanding of it remains hazy, and he keeps posting AI-generated material in a way that makes it seem a lot like he has no idea it's fake. In the latest instance, Trump fell for an incredibly obvious AI-generated image of a sports car with the letters "GM" illuminated above it. "What a beautiful car," the president gushed on his Twitter-turned-X competitor Truth Social. "Congratulations to GM!" It's unclear whether the original account, which parades as an "OFFICIAL TRUMP" account and drums up excitement for Trump's memecoin, intended to use the letters GM to denote "good morning," an extremely common phrase in crypto circles, instead of General Motors (which the original post makes no explicit mention of.) It's a sad state of affairs. Trump has a long history of using blatant AI slop to further his agenda. In August, for instance, he went far as to post a slew of images showing young women in "Swifties for Trump" T-shirts — which turned out to be cheap, AI-generated engagement bait that faked an army of nonexistent Taylor Swift fans endorsing his campaign. Worse yet, Trump eventually told Fox Business he had no idea where the pictures even came from while demonstrating a shockingly low level of familiarity with the tech. In short, the latest gaffe is a perfect demonstration of the president's cluelessness and willful ignorance when it comes to the kind of lazy AI slop drowning out entire social media platforms. It also comes after Trump proudly announced a $500 billion deal involving several major industry players as part of a massive AI infrastructure venture dubbed Stargate. Less than a week later, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek wiped out more than $1 trillion in market value when it showed off an AI model that appears to have much of the functionality of competitors like OpenAI's ChatGPT, but that required a minuscule fraction of the computing infrastructure. For his part, Trump shows no sign of slowing down with the AI slop. Most recently, he posted an AI-generated picture of himself wearing a fedora, with a message reading "FAFO" (fuck around, find out) written next to him — an apparent swipe at Colombia in light of an escalating trade war with the nation. In a different peculiar post, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself shouting next to a growling lion. In many ways, Trump's blasé embrace of the tech echoes multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk's well-documented passion for lazy AI slop. Most recently, Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency posted a shoddy AI-generated image of its new logo on its website, including a mangled American flag that featured 11 stripes and a deformed mush of about 37 stars. More on AI slop: Quartz Is Publishing AI-Generated Articles Based on Other AI Slop, Along With Warning They May Be Filled With Errors
