“Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’ ” Trump wrote online Friday, May 16

In a press briefing, the White House responded to President Trump’s recent suggestion that Taylor Swift is no longer “hot”
“He is speaking about Taylor Swift’s political views and how perhaps it has impacted the support of the American public for her work,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said
On Friday, May 16, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’ ”

The White House is responding after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to declare that Taylor Swift is “no longer hot,” continuing months of occasional jabs at the pop megastar.

During a White House press briefing on Monday, May 19, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked, “What does President Trump mean when he says that Taylor Swift is no longer hot?”

Stock photos of Donald Trump and Taylor Swift.Luke Hales/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

“Look, he is speaking about Taylor Swift’s political views and how perhaps it has impacted the support of the American public for her work. I will leave it at that,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded.

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On Friday, May 16, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”

Trump, 78, posted his initial message about hating Swift back in September 2024, shortly after she criticized fake AI-generated photos of herself being used to promote Trump’s campaign and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid in an Instagram post on the night of their debate.

Swift, 35, has not yet responded to Trump’s latest post about her nor the White House’s response.