James Comey is certain to get below Donald Trump’s pores and skin as soon as once more — this time for extolling the virtues of Taylor Swift.
The previous FBI director, who was fired in the course of the polarizing president’s first time period, has revealed himself to be a superfan of the pop famous person his political foe “hates” probably the most.
A brand new video posted to the Substack platform on Sunday exhibits Comey referring to Swift as “a truly inspirational public figure” and noting her latest stream-crashing look on Jason and Travis Kelce’s podcast “New Heights.”
“Taylor Swift and I go way back,” the 64-year-old grandfather shared within the clip. “I went to my first concert of hers 15 years ago. I’ve been to a second, and I have helped financially support the attendance of a lot of family members and others.”
He continued: “I’m in a family Swiftie group chat. I know all her music, and I listen to it in my headphones when I cut the grass.”
YouTube / New Heights Podcast
Taylor Swift seems on Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast on Aug. 14. (YouTube / New Heights Podcast)
Comey additionally shared that the 10-minute model of Swift’s “All Too Well” is amongst his favorites, which additionally embody “Exile” that includes Bon Iver. He mentioned the 14-time Grammy Award winner has produced “great art” that has been the soundtrack of his household’s life.
“I’ve got to be honest, it also leaves me with a strange feeling at times because I don’t want us to become like Trump and his followers,” Comey mentioned concerning the California Governor’s latest mockery of the previous “Apprentice” star’s social media habits.
He added: “There are far more decent, honest, kind people in America than there are mean jerks, and don’t get me wrong, we have our jerks, millions of them. You may have noticed! In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today. It’s upsetting, but it’s also a minority of America. On the whole, we aren’t like that and we don’t like that.”
Comey wasn’t completed tearing into Trump, who has taken credit score for what he believes to be the demise of the 35-year-old’s recognition since expressing his hatred for her on social media.
“While our elderly, makeup-covered president is posting about whether Taylor Swift is still ‘hot’ and declaring that he can’t stand her, what’s she doing? Living her best life, producing great music, and, as she urged all of us to do during the podcast, not giving the jerks power over her mind.”
Initially Revealed: August 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM EDT
