‘MAGA Is Unforgiving’: Trump Mocks Taylor Swift After Some Spectators Boo Her At Super Bowl – Forbes
President Donald Trump mocked Taylor Swift in a Truth Social post on Sunday night after some fans booed her at the Super Bowl, appearing to continue a feud the president began last year after the superstar musician publicly endorsed his opponent in the presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris.Ashley Avignone, Taylor Swift, Alana Haim and Este Haim attend Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome … [+] in New Orleans, Louisiana.Some fans at the Caesars Superdome booed when Swift, who attended the game to support her boyfriend and Kanas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, appeared briefly on the giant screen shortly before the start of the game.The singer, who was seated next to the rapper Ice Spice, responded to the booing by first side-eyeing the camera and then laughing.Trump, who was also in the stadium for a portion of the game, commented on the fans response to Swift in a Truth Social post, saying “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift.”The president’s post claimed Swift was “BOOED out of the Stadium” and then appeared to imply that the boos came from his supporters by adding: “MAGA is very unforgiving!”Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.Earlier on Sunday, while being interviewed by Fox News, Trump predicted the Chiefs would win, saying “I have to go with Kansas City.” The president then lavished praise on Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany saying: “I’ve watched this great quarterback, who has by the way a phenomenal wife. She is a Trump fan, she’s a MAGA fan, so I happen to love her, okay. But she’s a great person.” After the game Trump also took a shot at the NFL’s kickoff rule, an issue he has complained about before, saying: “The worst part of the Super Bowl, by far, was watching the Kickoff where, as the ball is sailing through the air, the entire field is frozen, stiff. College Football does not do it, and won’t! Whose idea was it to ruin the Game?”Serena Williams, who was also in attendance at the game, tweeted her support for the singer, saying: “I love you Taylor Swift, don’t listen to those booo!!”In September last year, publicly endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for president. At the time, Swift said she decided to go public with her endorsement after Trump shared several AI-generated deepfake images of her which suggested she and her fans were backing his candidacy. The singer wrote the images “really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” and made her conclude “that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter.” A day later, Trump appeared on Fox and Friends and said Swift “seems to always endorse a Democrat and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.” A few days after that Trump was more explicit about his displeasure with the singer, posting “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”The Eagles scored a thumping 40-22 victory on Sunday night to deny a historic three-peat by the Chiefs. The Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts, who threw for two touchdowns, won the MVP prize.Dynasty Demolished: Eagles Dethrone Chiefs With Dominant Super Bowl Win (Forbes)The Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions. Here’s How Their Owner Made His $5.3 Billion Fortune. (Forbes)One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site’s Terms of Service. We’ve summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil.Your post will be rejected if we notice that it seems to contain:User accounts will be blocked if we notice or believe that users are engaged in:So, how can you be a power user?Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Please read the full list of posting rules found in our site’s Terms of Service.
