Taylor Swift at risk from violent MAGA fans who have declared 'holy war' on her: expert

According to a University of Kansas professor who teaches a course on the impact that singer Taylor Swift has had upon contemporary culture, that star is running the risk of being the victim of political violence since becoming a target of fans of Donald Trump.

Although the popular performer has not endorsed President Joe Biden, she has angered a fringe segment of the country due to her outspoken opposition to Trump, combined with her high-profile relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce that has spawned a wave of outlandish conspiracy theories suggesting their relationship will somehow impact the 2024 presidential election.

Leading the way is former fringe GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy who amplified equally fringe suspicions about Swift from one of the conservative influencers who promoted a conspiracy about a pedophile ring being run out of a pizza restaurant by Hillary Clinton. That became known as "Pizzagate" and resulted in a shooting at the restaurant.

Writing on X, Jack Posobiec stated, "Thinking about when Taylor Swift called out the Soros family in 2019 for buying the rights to her music and then how she came out a super liberal in 2020."

Ramaswamy to chime in: "I wonder who’s going to win the Super Bowl next month. And I wonder if there’s a major presidential endorsement coming from an artificially culturally propped-up couple this fall. Just some wild speculation over here, let’s see how it ages over the next 8 months."

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With that in mind, University of Kansas professor Brian Donovan, who teaches a “The Sociology of Taylor Swift” course, was asked by Politico's Catherine Kim if he thought the pop singer would jump in with both feet and endorse Biden.

'I think she’ll endorse Joe Biden," he replied. "And she might even make a campaign appearance or two, but I don’t see her throwing herself into politics in a really robust way. Part of that is due to the fact that I just don’t think she speaks the language of politics and activism. She’s a great storyteller and is brilliant at so many things. But I don’t think she sees that as one of her strengths."

He then added the caveat that she may already be a target for Trump's MAGA base which has shown a proclivity for violence, as was apparent when they stormed the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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"The other reason I don’t think she is going to be more vocal about politics is personal safety. The article that ran in Rolling Stone that right-wing operatives are declaring a “Holy War” on her honestly frightened me," he explained.

"We’re living in a time of heightened political violence and deep political polarization. And she is out in public performing for tens of thousands of people. Just on a pure safety level, her getting more vocal about politics might not necessarily be a good thing."

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