{"id":2056,"date":"2026-07-09T02:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2026-07-09T02:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:19:32","slug":"taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-msg-wedding-draws-left-wing-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s MSG wedding draws left-wing backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6400268556112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tie the knot in NYC<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Pop sensation Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce surprised fans by tying the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The ceremony, officiated by Adam Sandler, featured A-list celebrities and a performance by Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184175\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/couples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce\u2019s Madison Square Garden wedding is drawing backlash from socialist commentators who say the celebrity spectacle showcased billionaire excess and disrupted New York City during a crowded holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Controversial opinion: I think this is a dramatic misuse of public resources,&#8221; socialist Twitch host Hasan Piker in a livestream Friday. &#8220;I think it\u2019s insane. I think it\u2019s a bad look. I think it\u2019s, it\u2019s, it\u2019s heightening the contradictions. It\u2019s showcasing one again that like, no matter how beloved a public figure you might be, you\u2019re still, if you\u2019re a billionaire, you\u2019re still a billionaire and you are going to do billionaire s&#8211;t.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The pop star has historically been embraced by the left, including when she endorsed then-President Joe Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race, when she criticized President Donald Trump over the George Floyd protests in 2020 and for her pro-abortion stance. Her massive Madison Square Garden wedding has reopened criticism of her billionaire status, with socialist voices blasting the spectacle as Manhattan dealt with holiday-weekend crowds, street closures and added pressure from the ongoing World Cup games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184176\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/democratic-infighting-grows-congresswoman-exposes-disrespectful-welcome-socialists-big-tent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEMOCRATIC INFIGHTING GROWS AS CONGRESSWOMAN EXPOSES \u2018DISRESPECTFUL\u2019 WELCOME OF SOCIALISTS INTO \u2018BIG TENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/taylor_swift_travis_kelce.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Taylor Swift walks hand-in-hand with Travis Kelce.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Being invited to a wedding is a gift, and people should not be thinking how the couple&#8217;s big day should accommodate them, said an etiquette expert.<\/span> <span>(XNY\/Star Max\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This is a glaringly obvious example of that. This is straightforwardly a flex I think. It is straightforwardly a flex to be like, \u2018Yeah, I can do this, f it.\u2019 And I kind of think it is a little tacky, at best,&#8221; Piker added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Swift and Kelce tied the knot on Friday at Maddison Square Garden (MSG) in front of 1,000 guests, keeping much of their <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184177\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding-leaked-details-reveal-inside-look-photos-capture-a-list-departures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">garden-themed wedding<\/a> under wraps to the public.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital previously reported Swift wore a Christian Dior wedding dress, comedian Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony, and guests played a raffle game to win lavish prizes.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184178\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding-leaked-details-reveal-inside-look-photos-capture-a-list-departures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELCE&#8217;S WEDDING: LEAKED DETAILS REVEAL INSIDE LOOK AS PHOTOS CAPTURE A-LIST DEPARTURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_020\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Components of what looks to be a bar are unloaded from a truck outside Madison Square Garden, Thursday, July 2, 2026. The venue is reportedly the location of Taylor Swift&#8217;s upcoming wedding.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Like other large events at MSG, the Swift-Kelce wedding led to street closures in the area, complicating access to transportation such as nearby Penn Station.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She\u2019s just another psychotic billionaire. On a holiday weekend. Amidst all this worldwide suffering, the ultra-wealthy still have no compunction. Unreal,&#8221; Democratic Socialists of America member and political talk show &#8220;Majority Report&#8221; host <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184179\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmaVigeland\/status\/2072840213542392128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emma Vigeland posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry but he&#8217;s right. I&#8217;m sorry, swifties,&#8221; wrote pro-socialist account <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184180\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/socialistadri\/status\/2073158061011673569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The backlash comes as socialist-aligned voices are gaining more influence in New York Democratic politics, with several candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeating incumbents in recent primaries.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184181\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/met-gala-backlash-grows-celebrities-politicians-target-jeff-lauren-bezos-sponsorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MET GALA BACKLASH GROWS AS CELEBRITIES AND POLITICIANS TARGET JEFF AND LAUREN BEZOS&#8217; SPONSORSHIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"taylor-swift-msg-wedding-fox-news_015\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>NYPD no parking signs posted outside of Madison Square Garden, Thursday, July 2, 2026. The venue is reportedly the location of Taylor Swift&#8217;s upcoming wedding.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Democrats also took shots at the wedding, including former NYC Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; spokesman Fabien Levy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Unpopular opinion but this takes Groomzilla and Bridezilla energy to a new level,&#8221; wrote <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_184182\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fabien_Levy\/status\/2073032001997730085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Levy on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This wedding is inconveniencing thousands of local residents, impacting the nation&#8217;s largest transit hub, and taking cops away from patrolling streets when we&#8217;re in a heightened threat environment,&#8221; Levy continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The White House also weighed in, using the moment to poke fun at the fanfare surrounding the couple\u2019s nuptials by sharing a meme of Madison Square Garden\u2019s pink sign altered to read, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2073196166540329407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2073196166540329407%7Ctwgr%5E3ffa648f8610de6bbe53e9abce55d600e881a01b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fstephaniesoteriou%2Ftaylor-swift-travis-kelce-tacky-wedding-billboard-reacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump is your president<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley J. 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