With the considerable backlash faced by the Dixie Chicks after Natalie Maines dared criticise George W Bush in 2003, it’s no wonder that it took Swift so long to share her political beliefs. But the singer’s willingness to speak out against Trump in the wake of George Floyd’s death is proof of how far she’s come, says Clémence Michallon
There was once a time when Swift’s political opinions were a topic of speculation. During the 2016 US presidential election, while stars such as Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry publicly supported Hillary Clinton, Swift didn’t endorse a candidate. She eventually came out as a Democrat in October 2018, to throw her support behind two Democratic candidates in the Tennessee midterms by way of an Instagram post.
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