Blackburn: “Taylor Swift would be the first victim” of socialism, of Marxism

His. Marsha blackburnMarsha Blackburn Senate Republicans Urge CDC To Lift Public Transport Mask Mandate GOP Senator Introduces Constitutional Amendment To Ban Fauci Flag Burning On Blackburn Video: “No Idea What She’s Talking About” MORE (R-Tenn.) Said in an interview released this week that Taylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift A California police officer plays Taylor Swift to prevent the protesters video from being posted to YouTube. AFTER, who spoke out against her before the mid-terms of 2018, and other artists would be “the first victim” of a socialist or Marxist government.

“When I talk to my friends who are musicians and artists, I say, ‘If – if we have a socialist government, if we have Marxism, you will be the first to be caught because the state has to approve your music,’ Blackburn told Breitbart News.

“And, you know, Taylor Swift came after me and my 2018 campaign, but Taylor Swift would be the first victim because when you look at Marxist and socialist societies, they don’t allow women to dress, sing or to be on stage or to entertain, ”she continued, adding that these governments“ do not allow the protection of private intellectual property rights ”.

It was not known which companies the Tennessee Republican was referring to.

“I know the left is on full blast now and trying to change country music and wake it up,” she added.

In 2018, Swift, a Tennessee native who noted at the time that she had “been reluctant to express my political views publicly,” spoke out against Blackburn and other Republicans ahead of that year’s election.

“As much as I have in the past and would love to continue voting for women in power, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her Congressional vote record dismays and terrifies me,” Swift wrote on Instagram.

In her 2020 Netflix documentary “Miss Americana”, Swift once again criticized the senator’s policies, calling him “Trump in a wig.”

The Hill has reached out to Universal Music Group, owner of the label Swift is currently signed with, Republic Records, for comment.