Taylor Swift, Kanye West feud enters political arena

The bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kanye West goes way back .At the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards , he famously interrupted an acceptance speech by the then 19 -year – old Swift for Best Female Video to say that Beyonce deserved the honor .

“ Taylor , I ’ m really happy for you , I ’ mma let you finish , but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time !” he said , leaving Swift in tears .

Now , their on – off feud has made the somewhat unlikely shift from the stage to the political arena .
West is a vocal — and somewhat improbable — supporter of President Donald Trump and will sit down with him for lunch at the White House this week , after meeting his wife Kim Kardashian earlier this year .

Last weekend , the rapper made headlines with an appearance on “ Saturday Night Live” that ended with an off – camera defense of Trump — while sporting a red “ Make America Great Again ” hat .

“ There ’ s so many times I talk to , like, a white person about this and they say ‘ How could you like Trump ? He ’ s racist . ‘” said West , who is 41 .

“ If someone inspires me and I connect with them , I don’ t have to believe in all their policies . ”

Swift got press for her politics as well , shedding years of silence on her views just a month ahead of crucial midterm elections to endorse two Democrats running in Tennessee , where she has lived for years .

The 28 – year – old pop star is an outspoken feminist and backer of the # MeToo movement , but until she took to Instagram on Sunday , she had been famously apolitical . Not any more .

Swift appealed to her 112 million followers to register to vote and cast their ballots for Democrats running for the Senate and House .

“ In the past I ’ ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions , but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years , I feel very differently about that now , ” Swift said .

“ I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country, ” she added .

– ’ 25 percent less’ –

Trump has been a vocal Swift fan in the past , tweeting her praises on several occasions , but the Republican president has dialed down his affection for her .

“ Let ’ s say that I like Taylor ’ s music about 25 percent less now , okay ?” Trump told reporters on Monday .

Mike Huckabee , the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful whose daughter Sarah Sanders is the White House spokeswoman , fired off a dismissive tweet.

“ So @ taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won ’ t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote , ” Huckabee tweeted .

The last laugh may be on Huckabee .

Kamari Guthrie of Vote . org told Buzzfeed News that voter registrations have surged since Swift ’ s Instagram post .

Vote . org had received 65 , 000 registrations within the 24 hours after Swift ’ s message , more than the 56 , 669 recorded in the entire month of August , ” Guthrie said .

“ Thank God for Taylor Swift , ” Guthrie told Buzzfeed .

– ‘ How good is Kanye West ?’ –

The White House meanwhile announced that West would have lunch with Trump on Thursday and would also meet with his son – in – law and adviser Jared Kushner.

“ Topics of discussions will include manufacturing resurgence in America , prison reform , how to prevent gang violence , and what can be done to reduce violence in Chicago , ” Sanders said .

West has taken flak for his support of Trump , who won less than 10 percent of the black vote in 2016 .

Despite Trump boasting regularly that black unemployment is at historic lows , only 10 percent of the African – Americans surveyed last month by Quinnipiac University said they like his policies .

That has not stopped West from singing Trump ’ s praises — and the president returning the favor .

“ Republicans are delivering for African -Americans like never before, ” Trump said at an election rally last week in Tennessee .

“ And you saw that the other night with Kanye West , ” Trump said in a reference to the rapper ’ s “ SNL ” appearance.

“ How good was Kanye West ?”

( AFP )

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