Taylor Swift was already known to be influential, but now Republicans are giving her
villainous powers
in a conspiracy theory that claims the singer's romance with NFL star Travis Kelce is actually
a plot to fix the Super Bowl.
and
get President Joe Biden re-elected
.
The relationship between the pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs player has captivated the country, fascinated by the images projected on a giant screen of an animated Swift enjoying the games from the stands.
The fanaticism
reached its peak this weekend
, when the Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens and
qualified for
February's Super Bowl.
In the midst of the celebrations, Swift came down to the field to kiss Kelce, who had just played one of the best games of his life.
But the Republicans
did not detect a love story there.
The relationship between the pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs player has captivated the country.
Photo: Patrick Smith /Getty Images / AFP)
Like their leader Donald Trump, right-wingers see more and more conspiracy theories and this romance was no exception: they
consider it a psychological operation
against the American people and the November presidential elections.
"Is Taylor Swift an asset of the Pentagon?" was the question posed by the Fox News channel in a debate with a former FBI agent.
A Trump media booster, Laura Loomer, told her more than 800,000 followers on the X network: "The Democrats' election interference psy-op with Taylor Swift is happening openly."
"Is Taylor Swift a Pentagon asset?" asks Fox News.
Photo: Reuers
And Vivek Ramaswamy, a failed Republican presidential candidate who now fully endorses Trump's bid for a second term, suggested there
is a plot to boost Biden through a fake Swift-Kelce relationship
and a rigged Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl.
"I wonder who is going to win the Super Bowl next month. And I wonder if there will be a major presidential endorsement coming from
an artificially set-up couple
," he wrote on X.
Mike Crispi, television personality and
big Trump supporter
, spoke even more clearly: "EVERYONE knows that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
are fake
and that the Super Bowl is rigged. You're a crazy person at this point if you DON'T believe it."
Taylor Swift popular everywhere.
Photo: AP
According to Crispi,
Swift will appear on stage at the Super Bowl halftime show and support Biden
.
A historical hatred towards the singer
This unbridled furor has its roots in
a long-standing hatred on the right toward Swift,
who in addition to being a global superstar is also
openly liberal and anti-Trump.
The singer supported Biden in his successful 2020 campaign and last September she used her influence again to
call on young people to register to vote.
Tens of thousands did.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Kelce,
something of a legend for his over-the-top personality
off the field and his in-game exploits, has become a likely target of the right after promoting Covid vaccines and, now, for being the boyfriend of an even bigger celebrity. .
The saga, however,
has entered uncharted territory
: fake
pornographic images of Swift
created with artificial intelligence attracted millions of views on X before they were removed from the platform last week.