{"id":35851,"date":"2025-08-26T20:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=35851"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:34:54","slug":"donald-trumps-surprising-reaction-to-taylor-swift-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=35851","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump&#8217;s Surprising Reaction to Taylor Swift Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>President Donald Trump had a surprising reaction to the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s engagement<\/li>\n<li>During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the president changed his tune after months of bashing the pop star on social media, including in a recent post that called her &#8220;no longer hot&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Swift and Kelce revealed their engagement in an Instagram post on Tuesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Donald Trump<\/a> had a surprising reaction to the news of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-8285986\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Travis Kelce<\/a>&#8216;s engagement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After the couple <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-engaged-travis-kelce-8416978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">made the happy announcement<\/a> on Tuesday, Aug. 26, reporters asked Trump for his response during a livestreamed Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Well, I wish them a lot of luck,&#8221; the president, 79, said. &#8220;I think he&#8217;s a great player and a great guy, and I think she&#8217;s a terrific person, so I wish them a lot of luck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The warm response was unexpected, given that Trump has repeatedly been critical of Swift, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-says-taylor-swift-stopped-being-hot-11736523\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">posting all-caps rants about her<\/a> on his Truth Social page, seemingly in response to the singer publicly backing Democratic candidates in the last two presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Shortly after the pop star <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-2024-presidential-election-8557112\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">endorsed Kamala Harris over Trump<\/a> in the 2024 presidential election, Trump posted, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-says-he-hates-taylor-swift-after-singer-endorses-kamala-harris-8712806\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">&#8220;I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!&#8221;<\/a> (Trump&#8217;s daughter Ivanka and granddaughter Arabella <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ivanka-trump-attends-taylor-swift-show-after-dad-said-he-hates-her-exclusive-8732533\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">went to Swift&#8217;s tour the next month<\/a> anyway.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In May, he followed up on his post, saying, &#8220;Has anyone noticed that, since I said &#8216;I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,&#8217; she&#8217;s no longer &#8216;HOT?&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Earlier this month, Trump returned to the &#8220;HOT&#8221; critique when it was revealed that <em>Euphoria<\/em> star and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sydney-sweeney-stars-american-eagle-denim-campaign-exclusive-11775819\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">controversial<\/a> American Eagle model <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/sydney-sweeney\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Sydney Sweeney<\/a> is a registered Republican.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the &#8216;HOTTEST&#8217; ad out there. It\u2019s for American Eagle, and the jeans are &#8216;flying off the shelves.&#8217; Go get \u2018em Sydney!&#8221; Trump wrote on Aug. 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After slamming ads from other companies like Bud Light and Jaguar \u2014 which Trump described as &#8220;woke&#8221; \u2014 the president then shifted the conversation to Swift.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Just look at Woke singer Taylor Swift,&#8221; he wrote in the post. &#8220;Ever since I alerted the world as to what she was by saying on TRUTH that I can\u2019t stand her (HATE!). She was booed out of the Super Bowl and became, NO LONGER HOT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">He continued: &#8220;The tide has seriously turned \u2014 Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Getting Married! See Their Complete Relationship Timeline<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Donald Trump Takes Jab at Taylor Swift Over Chiefs&#8217; Super Bowl Loss as Eagles Visit White House<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Swift and Kelce, both 35, announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Tuesday, sharing photos from the football star&#8217;s romantic proposal and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-engagement-ring-travis-kelce-closer-look-details-photos-11797942\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">the unique ring he helped design<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married \ud83e\udde8,&#8221; Swift captioned the post.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The couple <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-kiss-jokes-podcast-got-her-boyfriend-personal-dating-app-11791110\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">opened up about their relationship<\/a> earlier this month on Kelce&#8217;s <em>New Heights<\/em> podcast, with Swift sharing how Kelce&#8217;s initial <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-gesture-like-john-hughes-movie-11789427\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">&#8220;wild, romantic gesture&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 trying to meet her on her Eras Tour and then telling the world about how &#8220;butt hurt&#8221; he was when it didn&#8217;t happen \u2014 ultimately won her over.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I was like, &#8216;If this guy&#8217;s not crazy, which is a big if, but if he&#8217;s not crazy, then this is basically every song I&#8217;ve ever written since I was a teenager come to life,&#8221; Swift said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.specialoffers.meredith.com\/ats\/show.aspx?cr=588&amp;fm=241\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Super Bowl champ joked that he used the Eras Tour setlist as a blueprint to win Swift&#8217;s heart: &#8220;I was sitting there at the Eras Tour listening to every single one of those songs being like, &#8216;I know exactly what she wants me to do&#8217;&#8230; I&#8217;m the luckiest man in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Swift agreed, noting, &#8220;It was wild, but it worked. I&#8217;m glad it worked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump had a surprising reaction to the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s engagement During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the president changed his tune &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35853,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35851\/revisions\/35853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}