Ben Shapiro Says Taylor Swift Has ‘Manufactured Enthusiasm’???

Swift has been dominating headlines while on her record-breaking Eras Tour, with many considering her one of the biggest pop stars of our time. She is in the middle of the European leg of her tour, performing in Hamburg, Germany, on July 24 before heading to Munich. Her three-and-a-half-hour show includes 10 acts, each inspired by Swift’s albums and a period in her life.

Bloomberg Economics said that the Eras Tour contributed $4.3 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023. While dedicated fans are willing to fly around the world to attend one of her concerts and buy multiple album releases to show their support for Swift, Shapiro has questioned the legitimacy of the backing for the pop superstar.

Newsweek emailed a spokesperson for Harris, Swift and Shapiro for comment on Wednesday.

Appearing on Fox News, Shapiro spoke about Harris and Swift with Jesse Watters. A clip of their conversation was posted to X (formerly Twitter) by user @Acyn and, at the time of writing, it has been viewed more than 2.5 million times.

Speaking about Harris, Shapiro said: “What exactly do her qualifications look like other than you know, again, the sort of intersectional magic of Kamala Harris and the fact that Democrats have to manufacture enthusiasm for—I’ve never seen as much manufactured enthusiasm for anyone outside of maybe Taylor Swift’s last album. It’s amazing.”

“Me neither, me neither! It’s, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s so, it’s so obvious. You cringe when you see it,” Watters responded.

People were quick to take to the comments to defend Swift and criticize Shapiro for angering her fans.

“@taylorswift13 has earned every bit of the fame, success and money. She’s an awesome person. Kamala has worked extremely hard as well. Beta males like Ben can’t stand that,” one person wrote.