Former president Donald Trump has a lot of thoughts about Taylor Swift, including whether shes just pretending to be a liberal.

According to an upcoming book, Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass, Trump thinks the singer is beautiful, but has problems with her politics.

I think shes beautiful very beautiful! I find her very beautiful, Trump told author Ramin Setoodeh in an excerpt shared by Variety . I think shes liberal. She probably doesnt like Trump. I hear shes very talented. I think shes very beautiful, actually unusually beautiful!

But Trumps praise of Swift stops at her looks. He told Setoodeh, who is the co-editor-in-chief of Variety, that he [doesnt] know [her music] well, and also expressed dismay at her politics.

Swift famously called out Trump in 2020 for stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism during his entire presidency, and also endorsed Joe Biden .

She is liberal, or is that just an act? Trump asked during his interview with Setoodeh. Shes legitimately liberal? Its not an act? It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal. While Swift got her start in country music, she fully crossed over into mainstream pop in 2014 with her album 1989. Plus, several country artists have spoken out against Trump over the years, including Maren Morris , Willie Nelson , The Chicks , Kacey Musgraves and Jason Isbell .

Trumps tone in the interview suggests hes familiar with Swift, but not a full-blown Swiftie.

However, The Daily Beast noted that Trump has been thirstily seeking attention from Swift since at least 12 years ago. He even congratulated her when she broke up with Conor Kennedy.

And while Trump claims hes not familiar with Swifts music, thats not the case with other members of his family, as this Instagram video taken by his wife Melania that shows him and son Barron listening to Blank Space amply demonstrates.