The WNBA's Indiana Fever star player Caitlin Clark lost points with conservative fans after she was spotted chumming it up with music sensation Taylor Swift to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs game.
On Saturday, the Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans 23-14 and advanced to their seventh consecutive AFC championship aided by Swift's beau, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Clark, a longtime Chiefs fan, joined the Grammy-winning hitmaker in rooting for the team from their suite.
The sighting had many social media users elated to witness the collision of two worlds.
Here is a clip of Clark participating in the ritual of exchanging friendship bracelets, a tradition that became a staple throughout all of the sold-out stops during Swift's enormously successful Eras Tour.
Despite fan enthusiasm, the MAGA contingent fumed at seeing Clark cavorting with Swift, who endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
In short, conservatives weren't having it.
Last year, Clark was slammed for "liking" Swift's post in which the singer penned a four-paragraph endorsement statement for Harris and her then-running mate Tim Walz in the election.
When Clark joined other notable celebrities who backed Swift's blue ticket endorsement, MAGA conservative commenters withdrew support for the pro-basketball player and suggested she "stay out of politics" while others lamented they "lost another great baller…one of the best [they've] seen as a woman."
Amidst the controversy, Clark responded to a reporter at a press conference who asked what Swift's post meant to her and for whom she was casting a vote.
Said Clark:
"I have this amazing platform, so I think the biggest thing would be to just encourage people to register to vote."
"That’s the biggest thing I can do with the platform that I have, and that’s the same thing Taylor did. And I think you continue to educate yourself about the candidates that we have and the policies they are supporting."
"That's the biggest thing you can do, and that's what I would recommend to every person who has that opportunity in our country," she added at the time.
