Former FBI Director James Comey declared himself a Taylor Swift fan, a.k.a. \u201cSwiftie,\u201d in a video posted to social media on Sunday, saying the pop star\u2019s music gives him the strength to oppose President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m in a family\u2019s Swiftie group chat. I know all her music, and I listen to it in my headphones when I cut the grass,\u201d Comey said in the video, adding that his favorite songs are \u201cAll Too Well\u201d and \u201cExile.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former FBI Director said that Swift\u2019s music has been a major part of his family for several years as they have dealt \u201cwith adversity and celebration,\u201d saying that the pop star\u2019s example has helped him to resist \u201cbullies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I gotta be honest, it also leaves me with a strange feeling at times because I don\u2019t want us to become like Trump and his followers,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are far more decent, honest, kind people in America than there are mean jerks. And don\u2019t get me wrong, we have our jerks, millions of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not an advocate for weakness. Of course, we need to stand up to jerks and defend what matters, but I think we have to try to do that without becoming like them, which is what makes me think about Taylor Swift,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s made clear that she sees Donald Trump for what he is. Last year, she urged Americans not to make the serious mistake of electing him. Of course, we\u2019re now living with the consequences of that mistake. But while our elderly makeup-covered president is posting about whether Taylor Swift is still hot and declaring that he can\u2019t stand her, what\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
In July, the FBI launched an investigation into former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey over their roles in the investigation surrounding President Donald Trump and Russia\u2019s alleged collusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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