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Scooter Braun seemingly got here to Taylor Swift‘s protection by responding to former president Donald Trump‘s latest feedback concerning the pop star.
After Trump declared on his social media platform Fact Social that he “HATES TAYLOR SWIFT!” on Sunday, September 15, Braun took to his Instagram Tales to submit a screenshot of Trump’s message, including his personal counterpoint: “Shake it off Donald.”
The 43-year-old music producer, identified for his controversial acquisition of Swift’s masters, additionally expressed his political desire by endorsing Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election with the message “Kamala 2024.”
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Trump’s feedback got here in response to Swift, 34, publicly supporting Harris after the 2024 presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10. The 14-time Grammy winner had praised Harris’ operating mate, Tim Waltz, for his lengthy standing advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and girls’s reproductive rights in her public endorsement on Instagram. Swift additionally addressed issues about misinformation, criticizing a faux AI-generated image that falsely confirmed her endorsing Trump earlier within the month.
In his response to Swift’s assist for Harris, Trump dismissed her affect, saying he prefers Brittany Mahomes, whom he described as “stunning” and a “large Trump fan,” over the pop star. Trump had beforehand praised Mahomes, the spouse of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for her protection of him on an interview on Fox & Buddies, saying, “Properly, I really like Mrs. Mahomes a lot better, if you wish to know the reality. She’s a giant Trump fan.” His assumption comes amid hypothesis that Brittany is a Trump fan as she has appreciated content material on social media referring to the presidential candidate.
Braun and Swift’s relationship has had important rigidity over time, primarily attributable to Braun’s acquisition of the grasp recordings of the 14-time Grammy winner’s early albums. The feud intensified as Swift sought to re-record her previous music to regain management over her catalog. Some followers had been shocked at his assist for the “Fortnight” songstress and took to the feedback of a post shared by Pop Base of the information on Instagram to specific their ideas.
“that is so humorous, now he likes taylor?” requested one fan, whereas one other questioned, “We nonetheless do not like him. Proper?? 🤣”
“We nonetheless do not such as you Scooter!” confirmed a 3rd.
