Invoice Maher in contrast Taylor Swift’s romantic relationships and Donald Trump’s diplomatic relationships in a commentary of how “the wrong 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 international locations. “And but, Taylor Swift has the identical boyfriend for over a yr.”
As his studio viewers laughed, Maher added, “She will be able to take it.”
The world is the wrong 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 yr. 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 yr’s presidential race.
“Taylor Swift lastly instructed individuals who to vote for,” he stated on the time. “After all, instantly the response from the opposite aspect was, ‘Movie star endorsements don’t matter.’ Persons are all the time so behind on this stuff — you recognize. 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 selections of Travis Kelce, her boyfriend. “Now that Taylor Swift has saved democracy by endorsing Kamala Harris, she has another mission: Cease making Travis Kelce seem like a douche. I don’t personal a cat, however I do know what it smells like once 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. “You realize, perhaps a cult chief might be for good and never evil,” he instructed Nikki Glaser, his visitor in that episode. “I feel [Swift] usually is. That’s why I say I’ve no purpose to place her down or want to. And I all the time have the best respect for a hit. If you’re at a degree of success that’s monumental, that all the time has my consideration, my respect.”
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