Gov. Gavin Newsom may have scored points with the Swifties over the weekend, calling Republican criticism of Taylor Swift “sad and pathetic” in an interview on MSNBC.
“They don’t want people to vote.” Newsom announces hosting Jonathan Capehart About the Republican Party. “They want to make it harder because you can't win by voting. How sad and pathetic for the Republican Party that Taylor Swift is literally a threat to the Republican Party. There's only one reason: she doesn't want people to We want people to come vote.”
Capehart asked the California governor his thoughts on “mania” and right-wing conspiracy theories about Swift and her Super Bowl-bound boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Kelsey, who appeared in a Pfizer ad encouraging Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, and Swift, who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and frequently urged fans to register to vote, are both supporters of Donald Trump. It has been the subject of criticism from conservatives and conservatives. He has been the subject of a series of unproven and outlandish claims ahead of the presidential election.
Amid these claims swirling on social media, Trump supporters say there is fraud in the National Football League and that the Chiefs made the playoffs simply because Swift asked him during halftime to support President Biden's re-election campaign. He claims that the purpose was to give him a stage to do so.
Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed last month that Swift is at the top of the music world because “four years ago, the Pentagon Psychological Operations Division came up” and made her an “asset.”
He showed a video of the NATO meeting and cited Swift as an example of a social media influencer during a presentation on countering online misinformation campaigns.
A Pentagon spokesperson dismissed the claims as a “conspiracy theory” and said they would “let it slide”, referring to Swift's 2014 hit song.
In his segmentWatters said there is no evidence to prove Swift is “a front for a secret political agenda.”
“If we did, we would share it,” Watters said. “But we're interested because the pop star who supported Biden is urging her millions of followers to vote.”
Other right-wing media personalities on Fox and One America News Network promoted Swift's conspiracies and criticized her decision to share her political views.
Swift's endorsement of Biden in the 2024 presidential race could benefit the president during the musician's record-breaking Elas tour, estimates suggest. Increased the country's gross domestic product by more than $4 billion.a Survey conducted by Morning Consult in March It turns out that 53% of American adults are Swift fans.
In her MSNBC segment, Capehart asked Newsom if she had any advice for artists in the political spotlight.
“I haven't said anything to Taylor Swift,” Newsom said. “I'm in awe of her resilience. She's a remarkable person. Politicians should learn from that example. These pretty weak storms coming from Jesse Watters and a few others. I’m not concerned about her ability to navigate the system.”
The bigger problem, Newsom joked, is that Kelce is on the wrong team as the Chiefs play California's San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas.
“I'm looking forward to the 49ers getting a comfortable win over Kansas City and righting the wrongs they made a few years ago when they fell short in the second half against Miami,” said Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor. “But like I say, Travis and Taylor are resilient. They'll both bounce back from the Super Bowl loss.”
