Jemele Hill trolls Brittany Mahomes after Taylor Swift deals blow to Donald Trump's campaign with official Kamala Harris endorsement
Jemele Hill poked fun at Brittany Mahomes after Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Using a cartoon GIF, the contributing writer for The Atlantic imagined how Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany, would be reacting to the news. She has liked multiple Republican candidate Donald Trump-related comments, and Hill took a lighthearted jab as Brittany's pop superstar friend endorsed Harris after the US Presidential debate.
Below is Swift's post, which she signed "Childless Cat Lady" in reference to VP candidate JD Vance's comment, when he called leading Democrats a bunch of "childless cat ladies":
Brittany Mahomes had received support from Donald Trump ahead of election
This follows on from the former President praising Brittany last week on his social media account:
"I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country."
She had been liking social media posts linked to him beforehand, which led to this gesture.
Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, has not commented on which candidate he will endorse.
Journalist speculates if Brittany Mahomes' friendship with Taylor Swift will work out amid Donald Trump-Kamala Harris divide
The Independent's Katie Rosseinsky delved into the intricacies of the friendship between the two women in her article on Tuesday, especially after they were seen embracing each other during the recently-concluded US Open (amidst the backlash agaisnt Brittany for her pro-Trump stance), and how politics may serve to strain it.
One of the major points Rosseinsky mentions is Swift's apparent continuing regret over not endorsing Hillary Clinton against Trump in 2016, and her subsequent political awakening (in 2020, she endorsed incumbent President Joe Biden). From that alone, she opines that the friendship is doomed to crumble based on this divergence:
"A friendship that spans political divides is one that’s built on shaky foundations; it’s liable to collapse at any moment. Countless people will have learned this the hard way in the wake of the Brexit referendum in the UK or the 2016 election in the US."
She also points out the possible ramifications should the two somehow remain close despite this divide:
"That’s not to say you can’t get on well with someone who has mildly divergent views... but there are overarching issues that feel fundamental to a person’s worldview. If you feel strongly about those issues, spending time with people with opposing viewpoints might well feel like a betrayal of your principles."
To conclude, she posits that in an election year like this, there are certain issues that each side will likely have to avoid discussing, whether with each other or in the press for fear of "escalation" - ie, vehement disgreements.