Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s 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."Controversial opinion: I think this is a dramatic misuse of public resources," socialist Twitch host Hasan Piker in a livestream Friday."I think it’s insane.
I think it’s a bad look.I think it’s, it’s, it’s heightening the contradictions.
It’s showcasing one again that like, no matter how beloved a public figure you might be, you’re still, if you’re a billionaire, you’re still a billionaire and you are going to do billionaire s--t." 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. DEMOCRATIC INFIGHTING GROWS AS CONGRESSWOMAN EXPOSES ‘DISRESPECTFUL’ WELCOME OF SOCIALISTS INTO ‘BIG TENT’Being invited to a wedding is a gift, and people should not be thinking how the couple's big day should accomodate them, said an etiquette expert.
(XNY/Star Max/Getty Images)"This is a glaringly obvious example of that.This is straightforwardly a flex I think.
It is straightforwardly a flex to be like, ‘Yeah, I can do this, f it.’ And I kind of think it is a little tacky, at best," Piker added.Swift and Kelce tied the knot on Friday at Maddison Square Garden (MSG) in front of 1,000 guests, keeping much of their garden-themed wedding under wraps to the public.Fox News Digital previously reported Swift wore a Christian Dior wedding dress, comedia...