Jimmy Kimmel Defends Taylor Swift from “Jealous” President Donald Trump

"Well, she didn’t get booed out of the stadium,” the host said on the Feb. 10 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “Unlike you, she stayed for the whole game and it was the Eagles fans who were booing her.”

In the moment, the “Karma” singer responded to the crowd’s icy response with grace. After the stadium’s jumbotron showed Adam Sandler sitting next to Paul Rudd, it cut to a shot of the “Bejeweled” singer. And once the crowd started booing, Swift got wide eyed and shot a quick glance at Ice Spice, who was seated next to her, before laughing it off.

“But you’re right, it’s all about you,” Kimmel continued. “Trump’s just jealous of Taylor Swift because she has more followers and more money and no kids than he does."

After all, this wasn’t the first time Trump has been critical of Swift—especially after she endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris for president in September. In fact, the 47th president took the opportunity to praise Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

"Well, I actually like Mrs. Mahomes much better," Trump said on Fox News at the time. "If you want to know the truth, she's a big Trump fan. I was not a Taylor Swift fan. It was just a question of time. You couldn't possibly endorse [Joe] Biden. But she's a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat and she'll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace."

"But I like Brittany," he continued. "I think Brittany is great. She's a big MAGA fan. She's the one I like much better than Taylor Swift. Wife of the great quarterback. I think she's terrific."

A few days later, he further expressed his contempt for the singer, writing, "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT," on Truth Social.

While Trump and Swift were not met with the warmest welcomes at the 2025 Super Bowl, keep reading to see who else was in attendance.