Political strategist Julie Roginsky made a bold Taylor Swift comparison involving Donald Trump—and the reference was actually relevant.
On Tuesday, May 6, President Trump met with Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney at the White House.
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During their sit-down, Carney stressed that Canada was not for sale despite the POTUS’ repeatedly saying he wanted the Great White North to become the 51st state.
“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” Carney said. “We’re sitting in one right now, Buckingham Palace, you visited, as well, and having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months, it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale ever.”
Later, Roginsky, a Democratic political strategist, reflected on the tense meeting on CNN NewsNight.
She pointed out, “Carnie went down there and Carnie did what he had to do for his people, which is effectively to say, ‘We’re never ever, ever, ever getting back together’—whatever the Taylor Swift lyric is.”
Roginskky continued of Carnie’s message to Trump, “No matter how much you keep asking me to the prom, I’m not going with you. I know you really want to but we’re not hanging out.”
She concluded, “And the reality is, that Trump had to sit there and kind of say that what I want want from him is friendship. Which is, A) Thirsty, and B) Kind of the same reaction that I think you would have if you were trying to double back on everything that you’ve said before.”
In recent months, Trump and Swift have been mentioned in the same sentence a few times. The president mocked the “Shake It Off” singer when meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles to honor their Super Bowl LIX win against Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Additionally, Trump faced backlash after posting AI images of Swift suggesting that she endorsed his presidential campaign—when she publicly expressed her support for Kamala Harris.
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