Newsmax host Greg Kelly said Monday that what Taylor Swift fans want is idolatry and therefore a crime. Kelly performed a segment for the singer-songwriter following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl final victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, had a great game and they celebrated with a big kiss. But Kelly has a strong desire to attack Swift’s fans by insulting her faith.
“I believe this is akin to idolatry. In fact, if you look at the Bible, it is a sin! So, I don’t like it.”
Kelly said she “left her new boyfriend” and called their relationship “just a rumor.”
“She’s going to use all this popularity against MAGA and for the Democratic Party,”
Kelly said.
“She has a track record, a track record for doing this.”
To support his statement, he showed a picture of Swift endorsing Biden in 2020.
Kelly may be referring to a far-right theory that says Swift will be taken as a Pentagon asset.
“So Swift is first for a secret political agenda?”
Fox News host Jesse Watters questioned the spread of the concept earlier this month.
Not to be outdone, Kelly dragged Kelce into the fray, saying he and Swift would win Biden’s endorsement “in real time.” Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy also took on a wild campaign. Kelly couldn’t stop the flames of suspicion against Swift.
Newsmax host Greg Kelly joined the pile of Taylor Swift defenders Monday night, saying it’s wrong to “idolize” the pop star because it’s “a sin.”
Swift was back in the news when she traveled to the AFC Championship Game in Baltimore to watch with teammate Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 to clinch a spot in the Super Bowl.
The Swift/Kelce story arc angers some critics, especially those on the Internet. That’s because Swift is a successful young woman who endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, and Kelce is an advocate for Pfizer and the Covid-19 vaccine.
On Monday’s Greg Kelly Report, the host said that while he likes some of Swift’s music, he doesn’t like “the Taylor Swift stuff.” He then shared a photo of himself standing on the concert stage: Have you seen photos of his concerts? I don’t do that.
“I think what they’re saying is that they raised him as an idol. It feels a bit like idolatry to me. In fact, if you look at the Bible, it is a sin! Well, I don’t like it. Kelly added that he considered it a “public nuisance” before suggesting the Biden campaign promoted the pair before accepting the presidential nomination. She has a history of these things, a long history,”
he said before playing a video of Swift endorsing Biden in 2020.
“If he doesn’t win, at least I tried,”
Swift said.
They will bring him up and Kelce too. Build, build, build, and when the truth comes out, they support Biden. Kelly cited a New York Times article that said “Biden aides are writing a wish list of potential successors, including endorsements for elected officials, social media influencers and his dream: superstar Taylor Swift.”
Newsmax host Greg Kelly has slammed Taylor Swift’s fans for “privileging” them, calling it a “sin”. Swift attended the AFC Championship Game in Baltimore on Sunday to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs advance to the Super Bowl.
“They really love this woman,” Kelly said. But I think they see it as promoting her as an idol. On Monday’s Greg Kelly Reports, the host said he likes some of Swift’s music but doesn’t want to be “a huge Taylor Swift fan.”
Newsmax Host Greg Kelly on Taylor Swift:
“They’re elevating her to an idol.
Idolatry. This is a little bit of what idolatry, I think, looks like. And you’re not supposed to do that. In fact, if you look it up in the Bible, it’s a sin!”
pic.twitter.com/hTZErcc2A4— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) January 30, 2024
On Monday’s Greg Kelly Reports, the host said he likes some of Swift’s music but doesn’t want to be “a huge Taylor Swift fan.” He added: “I think this is a bit like idolatry. So I don’t like it.” Kelly also said she’s “over this new friendship” and called Kelce and Swift’s relationship a “talking idea.”
The leader also floated the theory that the Biden campaign would use the couple to support them in the presidential election. He added: “And maybe he can use all this popularity against MAGA and the Democrats.
In a poll conducted for Newsweek by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, 18% of voters said they were “more likely” or “more likely” to vote for a candidate supported by Swift.
This election will include 8 million new voters in the US and a total of 41 million Gen Z voters, many of whom are influenced by celebrities and social media.
But 17% said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate backed by Swift, which may bode poorly for Democrat Joe Biden.
Kelce scored an NFL record en route to the victory. Kelce celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game.
Keleigh Sperry and Cara Delevingne are also cheering on the Chiefs, and Kelce caught 11 passes for 116 yards against the Ravens.
After the game when the Chiefs punched their ticket to Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11, Swift was seen walking onto the field with Travis’ parents, Donna and Ed.
Finally, she went to Travis, lots of hugs and a few kisses in between.
The pop star will appear in a luxurious suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of Super Bowl LVIII.
However, the star may be quite tired, since, just a day earlier, she’ll be performing the last of three shows at the famous Tokyo Dome in Japan.
Kansas City will play the San Francisco 49ers after they overturned a 17-point deficit against the Detroit Lions to book their own place in Vegas.
Fans reacted as follows:
Their obsession is so gross https://t.co/NGrJh1BX4V
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 30, 2024
These are the same guys that wear Trump hats, drape their vehicles in Trump decals and hang Trump flags all over the trailer park?
— DHDubb (@DHDubbz) January 30, 2024
Ok then 🙄 pic.twitter.com/xGrxBNc7Og
— Julie B(rooklyn) BABY WOKE AF❌ (@JMeanypants) January 30, 2024
Do they ever look in the mirror? pic.twitter.com/GLmyREnIqo
— photoframd (@photoframd) January 30, 2024
The hypocrisy is staggering. Greg Kelly accuses 'they' elevate Taylor Swift to an idol while the right worships Trump as God-sent 'divine intervention' and creates gilt statues (CPAC), paintings, and memes idolizing the sexual abuser/4X indicted loser.https://t.co/Qs0fW7N5mb
— Silvija V. stands w/Ukraine 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🌻 (@SVecrumba) January 30, 2024
Hmmm … Is this idolatry? https://t.co/bNT0D3RygF
— Cameron Tousi (@CameronTousi) January 30, 2024
They’re either jealous or scared.
Taylor Swift has more fans then Ted Nugent and Lara Trump combined.— M.R. (@MrtyRvr) January 30, 2024
Idolatry, exalting a human to messianic stature, doesn’t apply to Taylor.
It’s a head-on indictment of Trump.— Harry Herget (@HergetHarry1) January 30, 2024
She was an idol, long before this nonsense! It’s amazing how one young, talented and successful woman could have such an impact on the MAGA crowd! 🤣🤣
— Ashley 😎🌴 (@Parrotheadgirl) January 30, 2024
This Greg Kelly? pic.twitter.com/F9C1JYd898
— Roxane L Gibson #VoteBlue (@RoxaneLGibson1) January 30, 2024
Ummmmm isn’t that what they’re doing with Donald?? In fact many worship him. There’s nothing wrong with Taylor, she’s an incredible artist & a strong woman with a huge fan base. Like Elvis, The Beatles… nothing going on here but in the RW conspiracy theory minds. Shake it off!!…
— Michelle R 🟧🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@Michell89253253) January 30, 2024
This is another textbook example of stochastic terrorism by Newsmax.
They are making it more likely something terrible happens to Taylor Swift by demonizing her in such crude, religious terminology.
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) January 30, 2024
What the hell are they talking about? pic.twitter.com/D8BUCJujfs
— Dr. B (@Ablationist) January 30, 2024
Never ceases to amaze how much everything they say is like they are looking in a mirror and talking about Trump & MAGA
— verdverm (@verdverm) January 30, 2024
Taylor Swift watched her swift boyfriend Travis Kelce assist the Chief in defeating the Ravens. He seemed undistracted.
Shakespeare has seen this game. In Othello, newlywed Desdemona asks permission to join her husband, Othello, Venice's military leader, on a naval mission…
— Shakespeak (@abardseyeview4u) January 30, 2024
