Former FBI Director James Comey declared himself a Taylor Swift fan, a.k.a. “Swiftie,” in a video posted to social media on Sunday, saying the pop star’s music gives him the strength to oppose President Donald Trump.
“I’m in a family’s Swiftie group chat. I know all her music, and I listen to it in my headphones when I cut the grass,” Comey said in the video, adding that his favorite songs are “All Too Well” and “Exile.”
The former FBI Director said that Swift’s music has been a major part of his family for several years as they have dealt “with adversity and celebration,” saying that the pop star’s example has helped him to resist “bullies.”
“But I gotta be honest, it also leaves me with a strange feeling at times because I don’t want us to become like Trump and his followers,” he said. “There are far more decent, honest, kind people in America than there are mean jerks. And don’t get me wrong, we have our jerks, millions of them.”
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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