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After Swift's preferred candidate Phil Bredesen lost to Republican Marsha Blackburn in the Senate, Ingraham took to Twitter to mock the pop star.
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00:00Taylor Swift is no stranger to shaking off haters, and some might say Laura Ingraham
00:10knows a thing or two about being one. The Fox News host took to Twitter Tuesday night to mock
00:15the Grammy-winning singer and her support of Democrat Phil Bredesen in the 2018 midterm
00:20elections. After the Tennessee Senate candidate lost to his Republican opponent,
00:25Marsha Blackburn, strong conservative and Trump supporter Ingraham tweeted,
00:29Hey Taylor Swift, haters gonna hate, hashtag shake it off. A clear reference to Swift's 2014 hit that
00:35spent four weeks at number one, and 50 weeks total on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
00:45It was also nominated for three Grammys, including song and record of the year, but baby who's counting?
00:50As a result of Tuesday's election, Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives
00:55to Democrats after an eight-year reign. However, the GOP gained ground in the Senate
00:59and preserved key governorships.
01:01Now, it's worth noting that the other politician Swift endorsed Democrat Jim Cooper
01:06for House of Representatives, was re-elected to Tennessee's 5th Congressional District.
01:10After years of staying silent on her political views, Swift finally spoke out about her beliefs
01:15in early October, receiving widespread praise.
01:18For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,
01:23I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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