(DC Pundit) – Former FBI Director James Comey has discovered a new coping mechanism for his Trump obsession: Taylor Swift. Yes, the man who once oversaw the most powerful law enforcement agency in the United States now turns to the pop icon beloved by millions of teenagers. Swift’s music, apparently, is what helps him navigate the trauma of Donald J. Trump.
In a five-minute rant posted on his Substack, Comey unloaded on the president and the Republican Party. “Now, don’t get me wrong—we have our jerks, millions of them, you may have noticed. In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today. It’s upsetting, but it’s also a minority of America. On the whole, we aren’t like that, and we don’t like that,” Comey said.
Of course, the irony is thick here. A man who botched the Clinton email investigation and presided over the FBI during its most politically weaponized era thinks he’s the authority on “jerks.” His lack of self-awareness is rivaled only by his new habit of holding up Taylor Swift as a model for political resilience.
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Comey continued: “I think that’s a big part of the reason so few Americans support Donald Trump when they have to see him up close, and why Republicans are so worried about what’s coming for them next year. And to be clear, I am not an advocate for weakness. Of course, we need to stand up to jerks and defend what matters. But I think we have to try to do that without becoming like them, which is what makes me think about Taylor Swift. She’s made clear that she sees Donald Trump for what he is. And last year, she urged Americans not to make the serious mistake of electing him.”
NEW: Former FBI Director and 'Swiftie' James Comey releases a 5-minute video talking about how Taylor Swift inspires him and how she helps him deal with Trump.
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You almost have to admire the comedy of it all. A former top cop of the nation, once tasked with taking down terrorists and organized crime, now finds his guiding light in the woman who wrote Shake It Off.
Comey also criticized President Trump’s commentary on Swift: “Of course, we’re now living with the consequences of that mistake. But while our elderly, makeup-covered President is posting about whether Taylor Swift is still hot and declaring that he can’t stand her, what’s she doing? Living her best life, producing great music, and—as she urged all of us to do during the podcast—not giving the jerks power over her mind.”
This is the same Comey who insists that America doesn’t like “coarseness,” yet his entire statement drips with snark directed at the president. But, hey, as long as Taylor Swift is still cutting albums, apparently everything will be fine.
He continued with what reads like a mashup of a Hallmark card and a teenage diary entry: “She said something about dealing with internet trolls that stuck with me: Think of your energy as if it’s expensive. Think of it as a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it. I really enjoy reading Arthur Brooks, who writes columns about happiness in The Atlantic. I don’t know if he’s a Swiftie, but last week he wrote about research on the way that being rude or snarky actually hurts the rude person … Thank you, Taylor Swift. Keep the faith.”
Comey’s five-minute therapy session might have entertained his followers, but for conservatives, it’s yet another reminder of why President Trump remains such a threat to the Washington establishment. If a seasoned bureaucrat like Comey is clinging to Taylor Swift lyrics just to make it through another Trump term, then maybe Trump is doing something right.
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