Here’s the quick, sourced reality check: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did announce their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025, via Swift’s Instagram—an image with a caption hinting “your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married”—and it racked up tens of millions of likes.
Asked about it soon after, President Donald Trump struck a surprisingly warm tone: “I wish him a lot of luck… I think he’s a great player… she’s a terrific person,” remarks reported by multiple outlets covering the press gaggle.
That friendlier note contrasts with his past swipes at Swift—most notably a 2024 Truth Social post saying “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,” and a May 2025 riff claiming she was “no longer HOT” and had been “booed out of the Stadium,” after Super Bowl clips circulated.
The engagement drew wall-to-wall pop-culture coverage (even a quick hit on Fox News), and Google has been triggering a gold-confetti Easter egg on Swift searches this month tied to her latest releases—little signals of just how dominating the story has been online.