"Just abolish the whole sport" — Internet reacts as Taylor Swift booed at Super Bowl while Trump is greeted with massive cheers

When Taylor Swift planned to attend this year’s Super Bowl, to cheer her boyfriend Travis Kelce, little did she know that she would be booed by the audience. Swift reportedly attended the big game on Sunday, February 9, 2025, in New Orleans as Kelce's team Kansas City Chiefs went head to head with the Philadelphia Eagles.

According to a report in the Independent, when the Karma singer was flashed at the Caesars Superdome jumbotron, the crowd gave her loud boos. However, she laughed it off, and a video that has gone viral shows her smiling, and giving a side-eye to the camera.

This is Swift’s second appearance at the Super Bowl game. She was last seen supporting Kelce in 2024 in Las Vegas, as per Fox News. Her pals Ice Spice and Ashley Avignone accompanied her to the event.

Meanwhile, when the cameras rolled to show U.S. President Donald Trump on the screen, during Jon Batiste's national anthem performance, the crowd cheered appreciatively. He was accompanied by his daughter, Ivanka Trump.

Why was Swift booed? Few reports suggest that the crowd was predominantly pro-Eagles, which led to such a reaction, as she is a supporter of the Kansas City Chiefs. Netizens gave mixed reactions to the incident at the biggest NFL game of the year.

“that stadium cheered for trump but booed taylor swift? just abolish the whole sport,” a fan wrote on X.

Here is how the others reacted.

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Reactions of netizens as Taylor Swift and Donald Trump appear at the Super Bowl 2025

Netizens reacted strongly to Taylor Swift being booed and Donald Trump being cheered at the Super Bowl 2025. Many Swifties criticized the Eagles fans while some called it misogyny. An article in Glamour says:

And if that's the vibe, what's the incentive for any of Swift's legions of global fans, or people who care about misogyny in general, to keep tuning in to the NFL?

Some online users expressed disbelief and questioned why Trump was cheered while Swift was booed. According to a user, it was a “cultural shift.”

“The culture shift happened” the X user said.

There were other reactions, too.

“That’s another form of wokeness in the form of unsportsmanlike conduct. Taylor Swift, who endorsed Trump’s opponent with tact and without disrespecting Trump, does not deserve to be booed. You can disagree with someone’s political philosophy without being disgraceful,” a user commented.

A section of people who backed Trump’s appearance at the big game slammed Swift for getting into politics.

“Well deserved. She could've simply stayed out of politics completely but she decided to ruin her career by fighting for Kamala.. Who knows why? Hope she realizes that her little teenage girl fan club echo chamber does not represent America,” a user wrote.

“We are so back! It's the end of an Eras lmao,” someone else said.

“President Trump was cheered because he is loved by the people,” a user added.

“Trump at the Super Bowl outshined the celebrity spectacle it’s clear where America’s attention lies,” another user tweeted.

President Trump got a warm welcome from the crowd during the Super Bowl 2025. Taking a jab at Taylor Swift, he shared a screenshot on his social media platform, Truth Social, from an X account called Libs of TikTok, which showed clips of fan reactions to him and the Bad Blood singer, as reported by the Independent.

The post read: “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed – The world is healing.”

The first video captures the President along with his daughter, Ivanka, from behind as the crowd cheers, while the other shows the crowd booing at the pop star.

According to Time, Swift has remained a strong opponent of Trump for a long time, reportedly since 2018. She has never shied away from being vocal about her views on the US President.