Trump surpasses Taylor Swift on X with 94.7M followers, Internet says Swifties 'will be inconsolable'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Donald Trump has surpassed Taylor Swift in follower count on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), with 94.7 million followers. 

Swift, 34, who is also followed by 94.7 million people on the social media platform, currently holds the ninth position, while Trump advanced to the eighth spot with his slightly larger number of followers. 

According to a viral social media post reporting the latest count, Trump was followed by 94,734,077 users as of Sunday, November 17. On the same day, the Grammy winner is followed by 94,734,014 users, giving the 78-year-old president-elect a slight advantage over the songstress.

History between Donald Trump and Taylor Swift

The latest development in X followers count came amid a contentious past between Trump and Swift - two of the most famous Americans. 

The ‘Cruel Summer’ singer, a vocal Democrat, has previously criticized the former POTUS for his political views. Before the November election as well, Swift campaigned for the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, by penning a long note on Instagram endorsing her, but failed to sway the election. 

However, even before Swift endorsed Harris in September, another controversy brewed between the politician and the musician when in August, Trump posted Swift’s AI-generated pictures that falsely depicted she was campaigning for him. 

Swift addressed the incident in her September endorsement of Harris, as she wrote, "It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”

Internet celebrates Donald Trump surpassing Taylor Swift on X

The Internet went wild as the president-elect surpassed Taylor Swift's follower count on X to become the eighth most followed person on X. 

One of the social media users quipped, "Swifties will be inconsolable. Well, the few that are over the age of 13 and know who Trump is anyway."

"You cannot compare legend with Taylor swift," chimed in another supporter of Donald Trump. 

Another netizen, however, trolled, "She’s gonna make a sad song about it."

A Trump supporter mused on the social media, "His popularity continues to grow!"

"The cultural shift has been at breakneck speed. Wow," marveled another fan at Trump's increased popularity on X.

"Taylor swift is history now. 🤣," noted another Trump supporter.

"It was just a matter of time🫡," observed someone else.

Another Republican fan even noted, "On the day Kansas City finally loses. Some times the stars just align. 🇺🇸."

"Trump with more followers than Swift? Looks like the MAGA guitar strummed a louder chord. 🎸🚂," chimed in another.

Someone else joked, "That was a swift increase. His follower count now trumps her."

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