Thanks to the fact that Taylor Swift is such a huge music superstar that she has released a slew of hit songs, millions of people care about her deeply. In fact, there are fans who care about Taylor’s relationship with her parents, how she continues to make money, and even how rich her boyfriends have been. However, among the rumors about Taylor’s supposed feuds and about her mysterious relationship with Toby Keith, there are still many facts about her that people don’t know.
From the outside looking in, it can often seem like Taylor leads a perfect life. However, one fact about Taylor that most fans don’t know is about what made Taylor feel “useless,” “like a hindrance,” and like she was going to “break.”
Not Endorsing Hillary Clinton Deeply Affected Taylor Swift
After Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had a debate in September 2024, Taylor Swift got involved in the 2024 Presidential election. As an NBC News article from the time revealed, Taylor endorsed Kamala to win the Presidential election.
Years before that, Taylor weighed in on politics for the first time during the 2018 midterm elections. At that time, Taylor endorsed Democrat politicians in social media posts that received a lot of media attention at the time.
Later in 2019, Taylor was interviewed by The Guardian about a variety of topics, including her political involvement up to that point. During that discussion, Taylor revealed how not weighing in on politics earlier than she did left her “useless” and “like a hindrance.”
As Taylor explained to the outlet, she wanted to endorse Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Presidential election. However, during the 2016 Presidential election, Taylor felt like she couldn’t weigh in on politics.
A Timeline Of Taylor Swift and Politics, According to Time | |
|---|---|
Taylor Swift’s Political Endorsment | Timeline |
Endorsed Democratic Candidate Phil Bredesen | October 2018 |
Encourages Fans to Vote Early | October 2018 |
Supports the Equality Act | June 2019 |
Endorses Joe Biden | October 2020 |
Endorses Kamala Harris | September 2024 |
While talking to The Guardian, Taylor stated that not helping Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump made her feel powerless.
I just felt completely, ugh, just useless. And maybe even like a hindrance.
Taylor went on to tell The Guardian how the political landscape in 2016 America made her feel.
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Since Taylor felt like she couldn’t change things, she told The Guardian that she had to protect herself emotionally.
In September 2024, Rolling Stone published an article about Taylor Swift and Donald Trump’s fraught history. That article revealed that Taylor and Donald have a long history of calling each other out publicly.
While talking to The Guardian, Taylor explained that she felt like she was going to “break” if she didn’t keep politics at a distance in 2016.
“I was just trying to protect my mental health – not read the news very much, go cast my vote, tell people to vote. I just knew what I could handle and I knew what I couldn’t. I was literally about to break. For a while.”
When Taylor spoke to The Guardian in 2019, she was asked about how she dealt with how upset she was about not weighing in on the 2016 Presidential election.
After Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in September 2024, NPR published an article about what Donald Trump wrote about her in response. As the NPR article reveals, Donald wrote on Truth Social about how angry he was at Taylor. “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
The outlet’s interviewer asked Taylor if she got therapy to deal with how upset she was about the 2016 election. While Taylor was very open during the interview, she declined to answer that question.
That stuff I just really wanna keep personal, if that’s okay.
During the same interview, Taylor spoke about feeling voiceless prior to the 2016 Presidential election. “The worst part of the timing of what happened in 2016 was I felt completely voiceless. I just felt like, ‘Oh God, who would want me?’ Honestly.”
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Since Taylor was the biggest pop star in the world, Taylor’s comments beg an obvious question. Why did Taylor feel so voiceless during the 2016 Presidential election?
After all, Taylor went on to endorse politicians during later elections.
While talking to The Guardian, Taylor told the outlet that she was scared to be treated the same way as The Chicks had been years earlier.
“I come from country music. The number one thing they absolutely drill into you as a country artist, and you can ask any other country artist this, is ‘Don’t be like the Dixie Chicks!’ I watched country music snuff that candle out. The most amazing group we had, just because they talked about politics. And they were getting death threats. They were made such an example that basically every country artist that came after that, every label tells you, ‘Just do not get involved, no matter what.’”
Hillary Clinton Praised Taylor Swift For Endorsing Kamala Harris
After Taylor Swift didn’t endorse Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Presidential election, Donald Trump won. Despite that, Hillary clearly didn’t hold a grudge against the massively successful pop superstar. Instead, Hillary later praised Taylor publicly.
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In September 2024, Billboard published an article about how Hillary reacted to Taylor endorsing Kamala Harris. During an appearance on Kara Swisher’s podcast, Hillary expressed her opinion at the time that Taylor’s endorsement would make an impact. Hillary also praised what Taylor wrote about why she endorsed Kamala.
That sends a strong message. I’m a huge admirer. I think this has real impact.
As her appearance on the podcast continued, Hillary spoke about Taylor’s connection with her fans. Hillary also praised Taylor for her history of sticking up for herself.
“Her fanbase is so intense and incredibly influenced by her. She’s a singer who charts the course of her life — which they relate to as their own lives — but she’s also somebody who stood up to a guy who groped her. She stood up to get her music back from someone she thought had illegitimately taken it from her.”
There is no way to know how much Taylor’s enforcement of Kamala helped the Presidential hopeful. What is clear, however, is that it wasn’t enough since Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election.
Taylor Swift
- Birthname
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Taylor Alison Swift
- Birthdate
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December 13, 1989
- Birthplace
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Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Height
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5′ 11″
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@taylorswift13
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@taylorswift
- Eye Color
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Blue
- Siblings
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Austin Swift
- Parents
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Andrea and Scott Kingsley Swift
- Profession
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Musician
- Net worth
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$1,100,000,000
- Source of Wealth
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Music, merchandising, streaming services, tours, endorsements, tv/film, songwriter, producing, and directing.
- Nationality
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American
