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  •   Home > News > International

    Taylor Swift booed by some fans at Super Bowl as Donald Trump adds to pile-on

    Taylor Swift is booed by some NFL fans at the Super Bowl, with US President Donald Trump taking to social media to further mock the pop superstar.


    Taylor Swift is no stranger to being booed at NFL games, but it is not every day the US president joins in on the pile-on.

    Swift arrived at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to support her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce.

    There wasn't much to cheer about as the Chiefs went down to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22.

    But things were already off to a sour star for Swift when she copped some boos from the crowd.

    When the cameras cut to Swift and her image was broadcast on the jumbotron, a wave of boos rumbled throughout the stadium.

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    Still on screen, Swift could be seen making a side-eye to her friend and fellow musician Ice Spice.

    She smiles — arguably somewhat nervously — as the camera stays on her and even flashes her name on screen.

    After 10 long seconds, the camera finally moves on.

    Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl.

    During the game, he took to his own social media platform, Truth Social, to make a dig at Swift.

    Mr Trump posted two videos without a caption: one of himself and his daughter Ivanka drawing cheers from the crowd, and the other the video of Swift being booed.

    He then reposted a comment from another user saying the difference in reception meant "the world is healing".

    Hours later, the US president was back online with another jab.

    "The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift," Mr Trump wrote.

    "She got BOOED out of the Stadium," he added, which is incorrect.

    He ended his post by declaring: "MAGA is very unforgiving!"

    Mr Trump did receive a wave of applause from the crowd when the camera panned to him as Jon Batiste sang the national anthem.

    While The Star Spangled Banner rang out, Mr Trump stood and saluted.

    Swift no stranger to NFL treatment

    Swift has been booed on more than one occasion when she has attended previous games in support of Kelce.

    The singer had just 54 seconds of screen time during last year's Super Bowl, for which the entire broadcast lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes, according to the Associated Press.

    "There's a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don't know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don't know if I'm being shown 17 times or once," Swift told Time Magazine when she was named their Person of the Year in 2023.

    "I'm just there to support Travis," she said.

    "I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."

    Serena Williams, who made a surprise appearance on stage during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl half-time show, tweeted her support for Swift.

    "I love you @taylorswift13 don't listen to those booo!!"

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    This isn't the first time Mr Trump has taken to his own social media platform to broadcast his opinion on Swift.

    During the US presidential election campaign, Swift endorsed Democratic nominee and then-vice president Kamala Harris, calling her a "steady-handed, gifted leader".

    As her Instagram post supporting Ms Harris gained over 11 million likes, Trump expressed his fury online.

    "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" he wrote on Truth Social.

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