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"Behind the scenes, Trump has reacted to the possibility of Biden and Swift teaming up against him this year not with alarm, but with an instant projection of ego. In recent weeks, the former president has told people in his orbit that no amount of A-list celebrity endorsements will save Biden. Trump has also privately claimed that he is ‘more popular’ than Swift is and that he has more committed fans than she does.”

“Last month, the source close to Trump adds, the ex-president commented to some confidants that it “obviously” made no sense that he was not named Time magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year — an honor that went to none other than Swift in December.”

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 123 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trumpet is the most fragile man-child in existence.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Stop insulting man-childs. He's worse.

[–] Endorkend@kbin.social 93 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Taylor Swift is internationally liked and considered a pretty business savvy person, especially for an artist, with all the moves she made to make her music her own again by re-rerecording it.

Trump is an international laughing stock and considered an absolute conman and fraudster who got rich victimizing the rich and poor alike, with all the charity scams, taking dirty money from Russia and reporting fake values for his properties to sucker banks into lending to him.

While he's at least equally well known, it's not because he's popular or liked. It's because he's a big fat orange flag.

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her business move to re-record her old album supposedly had the music industry looking into amending all of their contracts. A lot of living older artists could do it and free their art from the claws of MBA grads.

[–] doubletwist@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

The first band I ever heard about doing it was Def Leppard over a decade ago. Sucks that artists even have to consider than as an option.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget convicted rapist and traitor!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

We didn’t, just the corporate news outlets.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trump has also privately claimed that he is ‘more popular’ than Swift is and that he has more committed fans than she does.”

Just to be clear Donnie, you have more fans that should be committed. It's a subtle difference, but an important one.

[–] HWK_290@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, he's not wrong, in the sense that swifties won't like, murder you

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

Some might but definitely less than some of trumps fans.

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[–] HWK_290@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, he's not wrong, in the sense that swifties won't like, murder you

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

He has bigger tits, too.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean...he is right on the 'more dedicated fans' part. her fans just scream like idiots and buy merch. His kill for him.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not so sure Taylor's fans wouldn't kill for her... but she seems like a decent person, so I'm also not worried about it.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

100% can confirm that my peace loving wife would straight up kill someone threatening Taylor.

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[–] Twattymctwatterson@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't it be great if the entirety of her fan base took umbrage and turned his campaign into a grease stain on the rolls of history? Quick someone goad him into saying she sucks and her music is bad in a campaign speech lol.

[–] geekworking@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What we need to do is start a rumor that Biden is considering replacing Harris with Swift as his new running mate.

When asked, the WH just has to say "no comment".

It would be best troll ever.

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[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, he isn't wrong. I'm currently in Taiwan and nobody talks about TS, but talks about how much Trump is an idiot. So I guess he is more popular, but for the wrong reasons.

[–] remus989@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that popular or infamous?

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

I guess a little of both. He was an American president. People here love Obama too. Some people here have never heard of Tay Tay.

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Michigan Stadium holds 107,000 people. If Donald Trump and Taylor Swift each held an event there with a $40 ticket price, which would sell out first?

[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Swift would probably sell out with $500 tickets.

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[–] CodeName@infosec.pub 34 points 1 year ago

As always he misses the point with his delusional narcissism. If she can increase turnout amongst her fans, who are mostly younger and might not otherwise vote, she can make a big difference in the election. But this doofus is more concerned about an imaginary popularity contest.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have some coworkers going to Japan soon for meetings. Apparently they’re competing with a Taylor Swift concert for finding a decently priced hotel.

Somehow I do not think this would be an issue if it was Trump.

[–] ramirezmike@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did that in Detroit last year. Lucked out by getting an airbnb. Hotels were so crazy expensive. Streets basically shut down, full of people before and after the concert

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Last time I saw she was in town parking around her venue was $80-120

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol he wasn't more popular than Joe Biden, and Joe was a hard sell for a lot of US Democats. No question Taytay takes the W here.

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's probably got a point about the "more committed fans" bit, though.

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but John Lennon is more popular than god

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He actually said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. John was 1/4 of the Beatles so that makes him more popular than say 4 apostles. That makes him more popular than the apostles James, Paul, John, and Ringo. Ringo was an apostle, right? Peace and Love?

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The fact that there are Americans that would favor trump over Taylor Swift is a disgrace.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Idk. One of them, despite not caring about them, I can understand why people like them.

The other is a rapist.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The chosen pic has Swift looking like she has a hefty camel toe

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[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Okay, I don't know that she would make a bad president, but without knowing more I wouldn't support a run. On the other hand, I think she should respond to Trump's comment by running as a write-in candidate on all the rest of the Repubilcan primaries. You know, just to find out who is more popular.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Trump doesn't do anything "privately".

Just because he hasn't blathered on about it nonsensically in incomplete fragments of word salad YET, doesn't mean it won't be the main thrust of his speech to the next gathering of idiots who come to hear him speak.

This is the exact type of thing that Trump speeches are filled with; random asides about how much better/popular/cognitive/etc... he is compared to his "detractors".

[–] Rottcodd@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find that the most dependable way to make sense of Trump's statements is to start with the presumption that, contrary to the physical evidence, he's actually about 10 years old.

Like with this one - just imagine him as a fat, spoiled little 10 year old, out on the school playground at recess, dejectedly kicking at rocks and whining.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You give him too much credit

When I asked Donald Trump in 2014 about his temperament, he readily volunteered this: “When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different.”

https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/opinions/president-trump-six-year-old-with-nuclear-weapons-dantonio/index.html

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[–] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Challenge her! Make sure your people is there to see it. Cuz you might get embarrassed.

I think it'd give this election an extra tinge of the surreal for him to challenge the Swifties to go to the polls. I heard only people with big hands would do that though.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Jeanine Pirro is a dangerous whack-job

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