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Fox News’ Laura Ingraham sends Trump’s inauguration challenge to Taylor Swift for a ‘moment of unity’

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham sends Trump’s inauguration challenge to Taylor Swift for a ‘moment of unity’

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Taylor Swift to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration in January to celebrate a “big moment of unity.”

Swift was one of the biggest celebrities to support Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election, encouraging more than 300,000 people to register to vote.

Following Swift’s endorsement, Trump declared that he “hates” the “Cruel Summer” singer and shared fake AI images of the star appearing to support him.

Speech in the Thursday edition of The Ingraham Anglethe host joked that Swift could have won Just Person of the Year award after Trump won the honor for the second time this week.

The 61-year-old then turned to Swift and gave the singer some unsolicited advice. Ingraham said: “Speaking of Taylor Swift, The angle has some advice for them: Call Trump and offer to perform at the inauguration. It would be smart for Taylor Swift and another great moment of unity for the country.”

Ingraham then challenged the singer, saying, “Come on, Taylor, are you ready for this?”

Explaining her case, she added: “Absolutely anything is possible. It’s almost Christmas. We have seen many miracles this year. (Trump) narrowly misses being killed by an assassin’s bullet and he wants to win the White House? And we as a country have also survived, at least so far, under a long-dead Biden. And now America has a chance with its best fighter back in the ring.”

Taylor Swift and Donald Trump
Taylor Swift and Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Swift wrapped up her record-breaking Eras tour this week. The US pop star played the final show of her tour in rain-soaked Vancouver, where she told her audience that the shows were “the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense and challenging” experience of her life.

The “Karma” singer reportedly paid out $197 million in bonuses to everyone who worked on the tour, including truck drivers, caterers, instrument technicians, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, Dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, makeup, wardrobe, physical therapists and the video team.

Meanwhile, bassist Amos Heller, 47, who has performed alongside Swift for more than 15 years, offered a rare glimpse into the demanding tour in a lengthy ode he shared on Instagram on Tuesday (December 10).

Alongside several photos of him on stage with Swift and other bandmates, he began: “It’s done. No more early lobby calls. No more airports. No more lugging suitcases and mono bags up the escalator through a queue from the baggage claim area. No more warming up, no more cooling down. I no longer have to look at the clock 20 times so I don’t miss a call. No more saying goodbye to my family, no more “How many nights am I going to sleep?” No more jet lag.”

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