{"id":27292,"date":"2026-08-04T12:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27292"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:48:25","slug":"tate-mcrae-addresses-maga-speculation-after-morgan-wallen-collaboration-jack-hughes-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27292","title":{"rendered":"Tate McRae addresses MAGA speculation after Morgan Wallen collaboration, Jack Hughes controversy"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2Ftate-mcrae-addresses-maga-speculation-136415519.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tate McRae addressed MAGA affiliations after being branded a supporter following her country music collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>McRae, 23, joined forces with\u00a0Morgan Wallen\u00a0last year to record \u201cWhat I Want,\u201d the fifth single released from his \u201cI\u2019m the Problem\u201d album. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became her first chart-topping hit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the music, her reported relationship with NHL star Jack Hughes sparked political speculation after he joined team members and laughed at a joke made by\u00a0President Trump\u00a0during a congratulatory call for their Olympic hockey win.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/features\/tate-mcrae-interview-relationships-taylor-swift-sourdough-bread-1236825809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>\u00a0asked why it was important for the \u201cYou Broke Me First\u201d singer to navigate around those kinds of conversations, McRae noted that her actions speak louder than her words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to say my piece through organizations I support and the environment that I have on tour,\u201d she said before the outlet noted that McRae posted a TikTok last year advertising a \u201cLittle Miss Possessive\u201d sweatshirt with proceeds going to the Global Fund for Women and The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty obvious what kind of person I am and the things I support. And I hope that my fans can see that through the things that I\u2019m putting my energy towards.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tate McRae performs during her headlining set at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 2, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Much like her political affiliations, McRae protects her personal life at all costs and tries not to feed into speculation.<\/p>\n<p>While celebrating their Olympic gold win this summer, the\u00a0US men\u2019s hockey team\u00a0received a phone call from the president via FBI Director Kash Patel, who was in the room at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to an invitation to his State of the Union, Trump ignited a firestorm online after saying, \u201cI must tell you we\u2019re going to have to bring the women too; you do know that. Believe me, I probably would be impeached, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal, was seen laughing with his teammates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jack Hughes celebrates the win with a medal during the Men\u2019s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day sixteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Multiple mainstream media outlets published op-eds condemning the men\u2019s team for\u00a0laughing at the joke\u00a0and also visiting the White House to celebrate and Trump\u2019s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to keep my relationships as sacred and private as possible,\u201d the singer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the people in my life. They love me. You just try to keep that circle as positive and supportive as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cAnd the outside noise, I can\u2019t do anything about that. Focusing my energy on something that I can\u2019t control, it just puts me in a bad mood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the end of her 88-stop \u201cMiss Possessive\u201d tour, which grossed more than $100 million and cemented her newly-appointed star status, McRae reflected on the emotional toll of the experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan Wallen performs onstage for the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 2, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for ABA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI remember\u00a0reading Sylvia Plath\u00a0being like, \u2018I am her,&#8217;\u201d she said. \u201cMy thoughts felt so dark at the time, and I felt so lonely. I really needed to come back into my body and regulate my nervous system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so shot after the tour. I couldn\u2019t really sleep at night. I\u2019d seen so much of myself that I was like, \u2018I want to go into a black room and not look in a mirror for six months.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cAnd I think I really had to check myself and be like, \u2018You\u2019re not the worst person in the world. You\u2019re not the ugliest person in the world. You haven\u2019t done everything wrong. And, you know, you\u2019re just doing what you love.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Already working on her fourth studio album, McRae recently headlined Lollapalooza and will soon take the stage at Montreal\u2019s Osheaga Festival \u2013 her first time performing at a festival in her home country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always thought about how you want your legacy to go down,\u201d she said. \u201cFor me, the way to do that is try to beat your last performance, try to beat your last song, try to grow, evolve, pick it apart, rip it apart, figure out what didn\u2019t work, what I didn\u2019t like about that performance, what I could have done better, why I was nervous, figure out how to not be nervous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the more you can master yourself and your performances, the better you get.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tate McRae addressed MAGA affiliations after being branded a supporter following her country music collaboration. 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