Melania's unexpected praise for Taylor Swift amid Donald Trump's sharp criticism of American singer
Melania Trump
visited patients at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., Thursday, decorating rocks and asking kids about their favorite hobbies. She took part in craft activities with the children and met privately with heart and kidney patients and their families, according to the White House.
During the visit, the first lady gave the patients gift bags containing blankets and teddy bears. The first lady's visit to the children's hospital came ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. Melania Trump joined child patients at a Washington, DC, hospital for an arts and crafts hour, bringing teddy bears and other gifts while chatting with the kids about their favorite musical artists and what to expect for Friday's Independence Day festivities.
'It's a very special day,' the first lady said. 'So we will have a big party at the White House … when you feel better, maybe next year, you come over and we'll celebrate together.'
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Melania praises Taylor Swift
One child shared that American pop-star and singer
Taylor Swift
- with whom the President shares one-sided feud'- was the best singer. To this, Melania Trump responded diplomatically that the 'Bad Blood' hitmaker was 'very talented.'
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In Mid-may, Trump had posted about Taylor Swift, who endorsed the then Vice-President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election campaign, on his way home from a trip to the Middle East: 'Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?''
'I actually really like Sabrina Carpenter,' another girl coloring at the craft table added. 'She's great too,' the first lady said before walking with the children out to the garden to present the hospital with a new yellow tea rose, called the 'Eternal Flame.'
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Trump's feud with Taylor Swift
Trump seemed to believe that Taylor Swift might have endorsed his presidency claiming during his 2024 campaign that he's 'made her so much money' and thinking that because she once made country music, she'd have to vote Republican. But Taylor endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz in their run for president and VP in the 2024 election following Trump's failed debate against Harris.
'I'm voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,' Swift wrote in her endorsement.
Over the years, she has criticized Trump over his handling of Black Lives Matter protests, his attempt to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service, and most recently, his reposts of artificial intelligence-generated images of Swift endorsing him for president, according to Rolling Stone.
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Trump called into Fox News the morning after Swift's endorsement and said he was 'not a Taylor Swift fan.' In fact, he said he 'actually likes Mrs. Mahomes much better".
'I was not a Taylor Swift fan,' Trump said. 'It was just a question of time. You couldn't possibly endorse Biden. But she's a very liberal person, she seems to always endorse a Democrat — and she'll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.'
In an out-of-nowhere on Truth Social post, Trump declared in all caps 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!". Trump's post came five days after Swift endorsed Harris.
At the tail end of his first official international trip of his second term, Trump felt the need to take a jab at Swift: 'Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?''
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