A clip of a Texan Trump supporter named Gary Estes has gone viral after he purchased what was believed to be a Taylor Swift-autographed guitar for $4,000 at a local charity event auction and then performatively destroyed it with a hammer in front of everyone, as a "joke."
Although his actions conveyed a strong message, Estes later told NBC News that he has no grudges against Swift personally, saying, "There was nothing malicious or anything about it. It was just a joke at an auction that we had to raise money for kids, right? And that's all it was. There was nothing mean about it, nothing bad about it. It was just a joke that they were making up on the stage, and we just followed through with a joke."
