Proper-wing wraith Laura Ingraham took a while away from attacking academics to beg pop star Taylor Swift to carry out at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“Call Trump and offer to perform at the inauguration,” Ingraham mentioned throughout her Fox Information present Thursday night time, in “advice” directed towards Swift. “It’d be smart for Taylor Swift—and another great moment of unity for the country.”
Ingraham didn’t elaborate on what she meant by “smart.” It could possibly be learn both as a menace or as a wise enterprise transfer for Swift, whose Eras Tour simply accomplished its traditionally profitable run.
Ingraham, who has mocked Swift’s political affiliations up to now, appears thirsty to have an inaugural performer extra thrilling than GOP mainstay and overpriced-Bible salesman Lee Greenwood or post-grunge afterthought 3 Doorways Down.
Trump’s anemic 2017 inaugural lineup was … lackluster, to say the least. However perhaps Ingraham has forgotten these large acts, like Utah’s The Piano Guys and ‘90s nation group The Frontmen of Nation. Toby Keith, who additionally carried out on the 2017 inauguration, died earlier this yr.
Ingraham’s sweaty plea to Swift isn’t shocking. The pop megastar has been an obsession of Trump and the suitable for a while. They’ve weaved conspiracy theories resembling Swift being a “deep-state” psychological operation meant to destroy Trump. When Swift endorsed Harris on this yr’s presidential election, the proper freaked out about it.
For all of their culture-war BS, it appears very clear that the suitable needs that any of the most well-liked cultural music icons of the previous 60 years have been prepared to be paid off to love them. From Fleetwood Mac to Beyoncé, from Springsteen to Dangerous Bunny, megastars previous and current have nearly by no means backed Republicans. And Trump has made that distinction all of the clearer.
However don’t fear, Laura, you at all times have Child Rock and Ted Nugent!
