Invoice Maher in contrast Taylor Swift’s romantic relationships and Donald Trump’s diplomatic relationships in a commentary of how “the other way up” the world is now.
“It took Trump, like, three weeks to interrupt up with Ukraine and Mexico and Canada,” the comic stated on his present Actual Time With Invoice Maher on Friday, March 7, after the Trump administration had a falling out with Ukraine and imposed tariffs on the opposite two nations. “And but, Taylor Swift has the identical boyfriend for over a 12 months.”
As his studio viewers laughed, Maher added, “She will be able to take it.”
The world is the other way up. It solely took Trump weeks to interrupt up with Ukraine, Mexico, and Canada, however Taylor Swift has had the identical boyfriend for over a 12 months. pic.twitter.com/2mPVyejd87
— Invoice Maher (@billmaher) March 8, 2025
Maher additionally mentioned Swift on Actual Time in September 2024, after she endorsed Kamala Harris in that 12 months’s presidential race.
“Taylor Swift lastly instructed individuals who to vote for,” he stated on the time. “In fact, instantly the response from the opposite aspect was, ‘Celeb endorsements don’t matter.’ Persons are all the time so behind on these items — . That’s the standard knowledge for a very long time. And plenty of movie star endorsements don’t work. Not on this case. I imply, simply the quantity of people that instantly had been registered from that [Instagram post].”
Then, nonetheless, Maher made an off-putting crack as he blamed Swift for the style decisions of Travis Kelce, her boyfriend. “Now that Taylor Swift has saved democracy by endorsing Kamala Harris, she has yet another mission: Cease making Travis Kelce appear like a douche. I don’t personal a cat, however I do know what it smells like after they mark their turf,” he stated, as male members of the viewers whooped.
And on his Membership Random podcast the next month, Maher in contrast Swift’s fandom to a cult but in addition stated he revered her. “, possibly a cult chief may be for good and never evil,” he instructed Nikki Glaser, his visitor in that episode. “I feel [Swift] typically is. That’s why I say I’ve no motive to place her down or want to. And I all the time have the best respect for a hit. In case you are at a stage of success that’s huge, that all the time has my consideration, my respect.”
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