'Cringey effort': Taylor Swift wedding triggers much-mocked Trump attention-grab

President Donald Trump faced scornful ridicule Friday night over his perceived jealousy of Taylor Swift’s celebrity.

The White House posted on X an AI photo of Madison Square Garden signs apparently celebrating Trump. The post went live just ten minutes after pink signs outside the arena announced Swift and Travis Kelce were “JUST&T Married.”

“TRUMP IS YOUR PRESIDENT,” the doctored new signs read. The post was captioned, “IT’S HAPPENED!”

The Daily Beast posited that the post was the product of Trump’s anxiety over the attention paid to Swift and Kelce’s wedding celebration in New York City and took “decisive action.”

The report also notes this isn't the first time Trump has tried to divert attention away from Swift and Kelce.

"Trump already tried to horn in on the Taylor/Travis action on Thursday when a White House post, in a particularly cringey effort tried to make the president appear like a rock star in a long-awaited 'Eras Tour,'" wrote reporter Mary Papenfuss.

She was not the only one to poke fun at the president.

Trump’s critics were quick to create new messages for Madison Square Garden to share with New Yorkers, also with the help of artificial intelligence.

“Is he dead yet?” read a doctored sign from That Gay Candle Co.

“Trump raised your prices,” replied Isaiah Martin, a Texas Democrat running for Congress. His caption read, “Fixed it for you.”

Texas resident Olivia Renee opted to remind Americans of Trump’s 2024 conviction in New York City on charges of falsifying business records.

Her Madison Square Garden sign read, “Trump is a felon.”