{"id":376825,"date":"2025-08-27T05:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376825\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T05:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:28:17","slug":"charlie-kirk-claims-taylor-swifts-engagement-to-travis-kelce-is-a-sign-shell-become-conservative-submit-to-your-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376825\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk claims Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement to Travis Kelce is a sign she\u2019ll become \u2018conservative\u2019: \u2018Submit to your husband\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 huxBsk\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Right-wing commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> said he hopes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged-b2814445.html\" title=\"\u2018Forever and Always\u2019: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement with stunning floral photoshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce <\/a>will make her \u201cmore conservative\u201d and urged her to \u201csubmit to her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/maga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAGA<\/a> mouthpiece offered<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/trump-taylor-swift-engagement-response-b2814488.html\" title=\"Trump, who has not been shy about his dislike of Taylor Swift, reacts to Travis Kelce engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> somewhat disingenuous congratulations to the pop megastar <\/a>\u2013 who he has regularly criticized for being \u201cwoke\u201d \u2013 following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Swift sent the internet into meltdown Tuesday after revealing her engagement to Kelce, the tight-end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kansas-city-chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged-relationship-timeline-b2814485.html\" title=\"Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s relationship timeline as couple announces engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> after two years of dating.<\/a> The shared Instagram post accumulated over 16 million likes in just three hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something that I hope will make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> more conservative,&#8221; Kirk said, speaking on his show on Real America\u2019s Voice network. &#8220;Engage in reality more\u2026 Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You&#8217;re not in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FILES-US-ENTERTAINMENT-CELEBRITY-SWIFT-KELCE-b6nm927o.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Swift sent the internet into meltdown Tuesday after revealing her engagement to Kelce, the tight-end of the Kansas City Chiefs, after two years of dating. The shared Instagram post accumulated over 16 million likes in just three hours\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Swift sent the internet into meltdown Tuesday after revealing her engagement to Kelce, the tight-end of the Kansas City Chiefs, after two years of dating. The shared Instagram post accumulated over 16 million likes in just three hours (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Kirk mused that one of the reasons Swift had been so \u201cannoyingly liberal over the last couple of years\u201d was the fact that she was not yet married, and at multiple points repeated that he would love to see her have a \u201cton of children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marrying Kelce \u2013 who previously said that having Donald Trump attend this year\u2019s Super Bowl was an \u201chonor\u201d \u2013 would potentially \u201cde-radicalize\u201d her, he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kirk-Swift.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk said he hopes that Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce will make her \u2018more conservative\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk said he hopes that Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce will make her \u2018more conservative\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Kirk added that Swift &#8220;might go from a cat lady to a JD Vance supporter\u2026 and I think we should celebrate that. She should have more children than she has houses.\u201d He added, &#8220;Up until this point, that&#8217;s not a great role model for young women to wait all the way until you&#8217;re 35 and just put your career first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk\u2019s comments sparked disbelief on social media, with one user writing: \u201cwhy is a grown man spending his day thinking about this,\u201d with another adding \u201cthis dude is so weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-charlie-kirk-show-(5).jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MAGA mouthpiece Charlie Kirk offered somewhat disingenuous congratulations to the pop megastar \u2013 who he has regularly criticized for being \u2018woke\u2019 \u2013 following the announcement\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>MAGA mouthpiece Charlie Kirk offered somewhat disingenuous congratulations to the pop megastar \u2013 who he has regularly criticized for being \u2018woke\u2019 \u2013 following the announcement (Rumble)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t they just be normal for one freaking day,\u201d wrote a third, with a fourth adding, \u201che&#8217;s just jealous, that Swift makes people happier than he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u200b\u200bCharlie Kirk is an ignorant, bigoted dogmatist. Powerful women scare weak men like him,\u201d wrote another user.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Kirk\u2019s controversial comments on the announcement, other conservatives were more positive about Swift\u2019s engagement \u2013 including the president himself.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who has been very vocal in his criticism of the pop star previously, especially following her endorsement of his former political rival Kamala Harris, was asked about the news by a reporter Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I wish them a lot of luck,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s\u2014 I think he\u2019s a great player, I think he\u2019s a great guy and I think that she\u2019s a terrific person\u2026 So I wish them a lot of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-376825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115099081949128768","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}