( The Hill ) — Former President Trump just can’t shake off talk of Taylor Swift. From questioning her past support for President Biden, to commenting on her appearance, to gabbing about the mega-star during a meeting with House Republicans, for the 45th president, Swift appears to be a subject Trump knows “All Too Well.” Last week, during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Trump questioned a potential Swift endorsement of Biden and her support of the president during the 2020 election, according to a lawmaker in the room.
“You can tell he’s been giving it some thought,” the lawmaker said. Trump is “absolutely fixated” on Swift, author Ramin Setoodeh said, because he views fame as “one of the most valuable currencies in life.” “And so Taylor Swift being one of the most famous people on the planet, and not endorsing him, is something that really matters to him,” said Setoodeh, author of “Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass,” released this week.
Setoodeh, the co-editor-in-chief of Variety, interviewed Trump for his book and pressed the former president about the “Shake it Off” singer. As he detailed in his book , when asked about the superstar, Trump called her “unusually beautiful” and said, “I think she’s liberal. She probably doesn’t like Trump.
” “But she is liberal, or is that just an act?” he asked Setoodeh. Trump, Setoodeh said, “planted the idea th.
