What in the hell are you people even talking about anymore?! It seems increasingly clear the right-wing punditry machine has no idea how to rationally reckon with the power of Taylor Swift. (Oh, also they really don’t want people to vote!) On Fox News Tuesday night, host Jesse Watters amplified a truly bonkers conspiracy theory that seems as desperate as it is demented: Taylor Swift is a Pentagon psyop. Video: Even Jesse Watters’ MOM Told Him To Chill Out On Conspiracy Theories! He asked his audience if they “ever wondered why or how” the I Knew You Were Trouble singer “blew up like this?” He then platformed the ludicrous notion it was a government conspiracy: So… they pitched using Taylor Swift against misinformation?
What the eff is this, misinformation fighting back?? Watters then insinuated the pop star was “a front for a covert political agenda” — though he admitted he “obviously has no evidence.” First off, no, we never wondered why Taylor Swift got so popular.
We’ve wondered why the Minions got so popular. With Tay, it’s actually pretty obvious. She just keeps releasing catchy, relatable, moving songs.
And her fight to regain her rights to her music with the Taylor’s Versions of her past albums actually did her a huge favor, serving as a reminder to the world just how many bangers we can thank her for.
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