BREAKING: Taylor Swift Calls for Immediate Protests Following Trump’s “We Want It Back” Speech, Accusing the Administration of “Planning a Robbery Disguised as National Security Fight against Drug in Venezuela

TAYLOR SWIFT CONDEMNS TRUMP’S “DERANGED” WAR RHETORIC IN BLISTERING OPEN LETTER

By Political Desk | December 18, 2025

NASHVILLE — In a move that has sent shockwaves through the political landscape, Taylor Swift has broken her silence on the escalating Venezuela crisis, publishing a scathing condemnation of President Donald Trump just hours after he explicitly suggested a military intervention to seize Venezuelan oil fields.

The pop icon, who has historically been selective with her political interventions, posted a lengthy, emotional essay to her 280 million Instagram followers late Wednesday night. The post was a direct response to President Trump’s impromptu press conference, where he appeared to abandon his administration’s previous justification for conflict—drug interdiction—in favor of a naked demand for resource extraction.

“We Want It Back”

The controversy erupted earlier in the evening when President Trump, speaking to reporters on the White House lawn ahead of a scheduled primetime address, made comments that observers on both sides of the aisle have described as “shocking” and “deranged.”  

Asked about the movement of naval assets toward the Venezuelan coast, Trump deviated from the prepared talking points regarding counter-narcotics operations.

“We had a lot of oil there,” Trump told the press gaggle, his tone combative. “They threw our companies out. And we want it back. They stole it. We built it, we found it, and they took it. And we’re not going to let them keep it.”  

When pressed on whether the military buildup was still about stopping the flow of fentanyl, as previously claimed by the Pentagon, Trump dismissed the question. “Drugs are bad, sure, but this is about respect. They took our wealth. We are going to take it back.”  

Swift’s “War for Profit” Warning

Minutes after the clip began circulating on social media, Swift posted a black-and-white image of a peace sign, accompanied by a 600-word caption that dismantled the President’s pivot.