Taylor Swift MAGA conspiracy theory gets called out in pun-style by Pentagon

Washington DC - Pop sensation Taylor Swift has become the focus of a bizarre far-right conspiracy theory, forcing the Pentagon to publicly disavow it.

The Pentagon was forced to publicly reject a popular far-right conspiracy theory that they are using Taylor Swift to keep Democrats in power.
The Pentagon was forced to publicly reject a popular far-right conspiracy theory that they are using Taylor Swift to keep Democrats in power.  © Collage: ALEX EDELMAN / AFP & Matt Winkelmeyer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Even the Pentagon is getting punny.

In a statement shared with Politico, Sabrina Singh, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, explained, "We know all too well the dangers of conspiracy theories, so to set the record straight - Taylor Swift is not part of a [Department of Defense] psychological operation. Period."

The bizarre theory, which has gained traction in far-right circles in recent months, claims that Swift is being used by the "deep state" to help Democrats remain in power, and keep Donald Trump from winning re-election.

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Some theorists believe that the upcoming Super Bowl has been rigged so that Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, will endorse Joe Biden for president after the Chiefs inevitably win.

Multiple Republican politicians and right-wing commentators have publicly attacked Swift in regard to the theory, including Trump, who recently is said to have declared a "holy war" against her.

Several Pentagon officials joked about the theory in response, with one describing it as "laughable," adding, "Is this Team Trump’s new Comet Ping-Pong pizzagate?"

"The absurdity of it all boggles the mind," a senior administration official said. "It feels like one of those 'tell me you are a MAGA conspiracy theorist, without telling me you are a MAGA conspiracy theorist' memes."

Cover photo: Collage: ALEX EDELMAN / AFP & Matt Winkelmeyer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

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