{"id":2373408,"date":"2024-11-25T19:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-becomes-a-swiftie-after-going-to-her-concert-i-was-fascinated-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:09:44","slug":"bill-clinton-becomes-a-swiftie-after-going-to-her-concert-i-was-fascinated-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-becomes-a-swiftie-after-going-to-her-concert-i-was-fascinated-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton becomes a Swiftie after going to her concert: \u2018I was fascinated\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-clinton-becomes-a-swiftie-after-going-to-her-concert-i-was-fascinated-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Bill Clinton shared his excitement after\u200d attending a Taylor Swift concert for\u2064 the first time during an interview on &#8220;Live with Kelly and Mark.&#8221; He expressed his fascination with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion\/\" title=\"Boston Mayor Implies Vax Mandate Protesters Chanting \u2018USA\u2019 Were Fueled By \u2018Hatred And Fear And Confusion\u2019\">diverse crowd<\/a>, particularly noting how his granddaughter\u2063 and her \u200dfriends sang along to all of Swift&#8217;s \u2064songs. At 78 years\u2064 old, Clinton reflected on the experience, indicating that \u2063he now\u200d understands the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opportunity-scholarships-ice-cooperation-bill-heads-to-governor-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Opportunity Scholarships, ICE cooperation bill heads to governor - Washington Examiner\">immense appeal<\/a> of \u200bTaylor Swift and her music. His comments\u2064 highlight the intergenerational connection \u200band \u200denjoyment that Swift&#8217;s concerts can foster among \u2063attendees of all ages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Clinton becomes a Swiftie after going to her concert: &lsquo;I was fascinated&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1892543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bill Clinton\">Bill Clinton<\/a> gushed about his first time attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bill Clinton\">Taylor Swift<\/a> concert during an interview on Monday with <em>Live with Kelly and Mark.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was fascinated watching our crowd of kids, especially my granddaughter, standing there with the wife of one of Chelsea&rsquo;s friends from 20-plus years ago and her daughters, and all of them up there singing and they all knew the words to all the songs,&rdquo; he said about a recent Swift concert.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YPuoMoSjMoc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Bill Clinton Had a Swiftie Weekend at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YPuoMoSjMoc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The 78-year-old former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">president added<\/a> that he now understood why Swift was so captivating.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get it now,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I mean, I understand why she has such an impact on people and why a lot of these young girls are so captivated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He praised her endurance as a performer because she sang and danced for &ldquo;three-plus <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hours straight&#038;rdquo<\/a>; during the concert.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton attended the concert with his wife, Hillary Clinton, their daughter, Chelsea, and Chelsea&rsquo;s daughter, Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>Television host Kelly Ripa inquired if he was pressured to use his status as former president to get access backstage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, they didn&rsquo;t, and I probably couldn&rsquo;t have,&rdquo; he said as he laughed. &ldquo;And we didn&rsquo;t, but you know the venues are so big, you got to walk across a football field to get to backstage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He estimated that there were likely 50,000 people in attendance at her Eras Tour concert that night.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swift will be wrapping up her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-scott-had-a-history-of-mocking-injured-concertgoers-before-deadly-astroworld-incident\/\" title=\"Travis Scott Had A History Of Mocking Injured Concertgoers Before Deadly \u2018Astroworld\u2019 Incident\">final concert<\/a> on the tour while in Vancouver on Dec. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton appeared on the ABC talk show to promote his new memoir, <em>Citizen: My Life After the White House.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1892543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1892543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Clinton becomes a Swiftie after attending her concert: &#8220;I was captivated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2373409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taylor-Swift.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38900,36238,7865,14890,32394],"class_list":["post-2373408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-clinton","tag-celebrity-news","tag-concert","tag-entertainment","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taylor-Swift.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373408\/revisions\/2373412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}