A horde of White House interns gathered to glimpse Taylor Swift, and we get it
We love Taylor Swift. And like most devoted Swifties, we would go to great lengths to breathe the same air as her. So we’re not at all surprised that when White House interns heard a rumor that Swift would be in the building, they immediately set off to find her.
According to Roll Call, reporter Juliegrace Brufke sparked the rumor on July 11th when she tweeted that Swift would be in the Russell Senate office building “at some point” during the day. The news spread like wildfire, and before long, interns, Senate pages, and young staffers alike swarmed the halls of the Russell building, hoping to catch a glimpse of the “Look What You Made Me Do” singer.
Unfortunately, it seems Swift’s appearance was just a rumor. Although she performed at D.C.’s FedEx Field the night of July 10th, she never showed up at the White House on the 11th. Brufke clarified in a later tweet that her sources had been wrong (though Jane Fonda made an appearance, which is pretty freaking cool).
And, because it’s 2018, we were able to witness the entire debacle unfold via Twitter.
Very important news: Sources say Taylor Swift will be in Russell Senate office building at some point today for a meeting.
— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) July 11, 2018
The @taylorswift13 scavenger hunt taking place in the Russell building right now is hilarious. Young women (and a few men) running around everywhere. Nice work, @StewSays! pic.twitter.com/vr8JQa2v03
— Amy Grappone (@AmyGrappone) July 11, 2018
With Twitter a flutter Taylor Swift is coming to Capitol Hill all work has stopped as interns and young staff go on the hunt. pic.twitter.com/Ull0ZuWGdh
— Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) July 11, 2018
Fox is told by multiple, high level sources on both sides of CapHill there is no “official” expectation for Taylor Swift to appear at the Capitol complex today. But interns, pages & the press were prowling in packs, looking for Swift after she played at FedEx Field last night
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 11, 2018
Well, sources were apparently wrong about Taylor Swift, but at least people on the Senate side got a celebrity citing in today. https://t.co/DZxTiAsaz5
— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) July 11, 2018
To be honest, if we heard that Taylor Swift was going to be at our place of work, we’d find a reason to loiter in halls and outside random offices on our lunch break, too. We hope that the interns of Capital Hill weren’t too bummed about the misfire…and hey, maybe Swift will make a courtesy call sometime soon (fingers crossed).
