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Scooter Braun appears to have come to Taylor Swift’s defense as he responds to former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about the pop star.
After Trump declared on his social media platform Truth Social that he “HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on Sunday, September 15, Braun took to his Instagram Stories to post a screenshot of Trump’s message, adding his own counterpoint: “Get rid of it, Donald.”
The 43-year-old music producer, known for his controversial acquisition of Swift’s masters, also expressed his political preference by endorsing Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election with the message “Kamala 2024.”
Trump’s comments came in response to Swift, 34,’s public support for Harris following the 2024 presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10. The 14-time Grammy winner had praised Harris’ running mate Tim Waltz for his longtime advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and women’s reproductive rights in her public endorsement on Instagram. Swift also addressed concerns about misinformation, criticizing a fake AI-generated image that falsely showed her endorsing Trump earlier this month.
In response to Swift’s support for Harris, Trump dismissed her influence, saying he preferred Brittany Mahomes, whom he described as “beautiful” and a “big Trump fan,” to the pop star. Trump had previously praised Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for her defense of him during an interview on Fox and his friendssaying, “I actually like Mrs. Mahomes a lot better, if you want to know the truth. She’s a huge Trump fan.” His assumption comes amid speculation that Brittany is a Trump fan since she has liked social media content referencing the presidential candidate.
Braun and Swift’s relationship has been marked by significant tension over the years, largely due to Braun’s acquisition of the 14-time Grammy-winning singer’s original recordings of her early albums. The feud escalated when Swift sought to re-record her old songs in order to regain control of her catalog. Some fans were shocked by her support for the “Fortnight” singer and took to the comments of a post shared by Pop Base of the News on Instagram to express their thoughts.
“This is so funny, now he likes Taylor?” one fan asked, while another asked, “We still don’t like him. Do we? 🤣”
“We still don’t like you Scooter!” confirmed a third.