What did Donald Trump say about Taylor Swift? The presidential hopeful called her ‘very beautiful’ while questioning whether her liberal politics are ‘an act’ in new book Apprentice in Wonderland

Jun 12 , 2024

What has presidential hopeful and convicted felon Donald Trump said about Taylor Swift? Photo: TNS/ EPA

In Ramin Setoodeh’s book, the former president calls Swift ‘beautiful, very beautiful, unusually beautiful’; in the past, Swift has accused him of ‘racism’ and ‘white supremacy’

Setoodeh says his conversation with Trump about Swift took place in November 2023, in the midst of the pop star’s Eras Tour and her budding relationship with Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

Donald Trump has thoughts on Taylor Swift – but they’re not about her sold-out international Eras Tour or business savvy. They’re about her being very hot.

In an upcoming book by entertainment journalist and Variety editor Ramin Setoodeh, Trump opined about Swift, calling her “unusually beautiful” and questioning if her personal political views were “an act”.

Donald Trump at a rally in Sunset Park, in June. Photo: TNS

“I think she’s beautiful – very beautiful! I find her very beautiful. I think she’s liberal. She probably doesn’t like Trump. I hear she’s very talented,” Trump said. “I think she’s very beautiful, actually – unusually beautiful!”

Apprentice in Wonderland also features the former president’s unfiltered thoughts on other celebrities, ranging from Kim Kardashian to Martha Stewart. The book is scheduled to come out on June 18.

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Taylor Swift performing on a stop of her The Eras Tour in 2023. Photo: Getty Images

Setoodeh’s book, Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass, charts Donald’s TV star era, chronicling his long-running reality series in a mix of interviews with Donald himself, Apprentice producer Mark Burnett, Donald’s son Eric Trump, and various contestants.

According to Setoodeh, his conversation with Trump about Swift took place in November 2023, when Swift’s Eras Tour was making international stops and her budding relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was unfolding under the public eye.

Taylor Swift performs on stage in France, in June, as part of her Eras Tour. Photo: AFP

“She is liberal, or is that just an act?” he asked Setoodeh during the interview. “She’s legitimately liberal? It’s not an act? It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal.”

Setoodeh told the former president that Swift had been making pop music for years. “He doesn’t seem aware of this,” Setoodeh wrote.