Former FBI Director James Comey released a five-minute video on Sunday in which he praised pop star Taylor Swift, calling her a source of inspiration during the Trump administration.

The video, posted on Comey’s Substack, opened with him saying he would not discuss Trump’s recent efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. Comey accused Trump of “humiliating” the country and said he instead wanted to highlight “a truly inspirational figure named Taylor Swift.” 

Comey described himself as a longtime “Swiftie,” recalling that he attended his first Swift concert 15 years ago. He said he was particularly inspired by her recent appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast and said that Swift’s career reflects a certain way of living that resonates with parents and kids.

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The former FBI chief also expressed frustration with California Governor Gavin Newsom’s outspoken social media attacks on Trump, saying he does not want Democrats to become “like Trump and his followers.”

“There are far more decent, honest, kind people in America than there are mean jerks,” he said, referring to supporters of the president. 

Comey used Swift as a contrast to Trump, pointing to her opposition to the president’s reelection bid last year. 

“While our elderly makeup-covered president is posting about whether Taylor Swift is still ‘hot’ and declaring that he can’t stand her, what’s she doing? Living her best life, producing great music and as she urged all of us to do during the podcast, not giving the jerks power over her mind,” he said.

“She said something about dealing with internet trolls that stuck with me: think of your energy as if it’s expensive,” Comey added. 

Comey, who was the director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017,  also reflected on attending his second Swift concert 14 years ago, referencing her song “Mean,” which has the lyrics “why you gotta be so mean?” and connecting it to what he called the “nasty people” in politics today.

He concluded his video by thanking Swift and urging her to “keep the faith.”