Megyn Kelly Says ‘F You, Taylor Swift’ in Dramatic Tirade After Singer Endorses Kamala Harris: ‘Taylor and Travis Kelce Are the Epitomes of Elite Snobs’
Donald Trump wasn’t the only one to warn Taylor Swift that endorsing Kamala Harris for president might impact her sales. Megyn Kelly unleashed a tirade against the singer and told her: “You can kiss your sales to the Republican audience goodbye, Taylor; hope you enjoyed them while you had them.” Trump said Swift would “pay a price in the marketplace” for her endorsement.
Swift endorsed Harris for president not long after the first debate ended between Trump and Harris. The singer released a statement that mentioned she was “so heartened and impressed” by Harris’ decision to pick Tim Walz as a running mate. Walz “has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades,” wrote Swift. This comment deeply angered Kelly, who went on to peddle claims about the administration that have been disputed.
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“I’m allowed to criticize Taylor Swift, and I don’t give a shit who gets upset,” Kelly said on her SiriusXM talk show. “This is disgusting. If she wants to vote Harris-Walz, she can do it all she wants but to say the reason she is doing it is because of Tim Walz’s stance on LGBTQ … F you, Taylor Swift. And F all of the people who want to see these children have body parts chopped off and watch them sterilized under the age of consent and then will ride off to their multi-gazillion dollar mansions, never to think of them again.”
“This pair, Taylor and her boyfriend Travis Kelce, are the epitomes of elite snobs,” Kelly added. “They both have gazillions of dollars. She doesn’t care what happens to these kids, just like he doesn’t give a shit what happens to all the young men who take the Pfizer booster he’s been pushing on them.”
In her endorsement of Kamala Harris, Swift praised the current vice president and wrote she “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift continued. “I’m voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
Walz reacted to Swift’s endorsement by telling MSNBC that he’s “incredibly grateful.” He encouraged Swifties to go to Harris’ website to learn more about how to support the campaign.
Watch Kelly’s full meltdown over Swift’s endorsement in the video below.
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