Donald Trump Supporter Who Paid $4K To Wreck Taylor Swift's Guitar Breaks Silence

The man who quickly went viral after he spent $4,000 to smash a guitar featuring Taylor Swift has finally broken his silence on the incident.

The act, which gained widespread attention and criticism, raised eyebrows as many speculated that he was a Donald Trump supporter responding to Swift’s recent endorsement of Trump's rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Two days after the video went viral, the man is speaking out, revealing why he smashed the Taylor Swift guitar.

67-year-old Gary Estes, who went viral for spending $4,000 to take a hammer to a Taylor Swift guitar, is a Donald Trump supporter who insists he did it for “a joke.”

Estes was filmed picking up the guitar featuring the “Red” singer’s face at an auction last Saturday in Waxahachie, just outside Dallas, before immediately smashing it to the roar of the crowd. He later confirmed speculation that he was reacting to Swift’s recent endorsement of Trump’s rival, Vice President Kamala Harris as he is a Donald Trump supporter.

While the act seemed malicious, he claims there is no "Bad Blood" as he is now using the attention to raise thousands more for a children’s charity.

"There was nothing malicious or anything about it," Estes told NBC News. "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."

Auctioneer Craig Meier, a spokesperson for the event, stated that the guitar-smashing was a hit with the audience.

"It was a funny, light-hearted thing. I know maybe it seemed to be malicious, but everybody was laughing," Meier told the news outlet. "There were people there, at the time, who joked around that he's mad because he doesn't know how to play the guitar."

However, after speaking with the man, Meier noted that it was clear the act was a political statement.

"Taylor Swift, it became a political thing, and that was kind of the gist of it, just a light-hearted bit of a dig at Taylor for coming out politically and entertainers using their influence to influence politics," Meier said.

"Yes, you can connect the dots there," Estes later added.

The viral video captured the shocking moment when the white-haired man, now identified as Gary Estes, holding a hammer and going into full demolition mode on Taylor Swift guitar he had just purchased for $4,000.

Swifties immediately let their opinions be known as they took to social media to slam the individual.

"$4000 could have gone to any number of charities & this dimwitted, MAGA mad dog of an old fart spent it to performatively destroy a guitar signed by Taylor Swift," one X user said.

"The $4,000 that this man wasted buying a Taylor Swift guitar only to destroy it could have fed a family of four for a whole week, as any Trump supporter with an advanced math degree will tell you," another individual wrote.

"A grown man paying $4000 to destroy a guitar, to impress Trump is next-level pathetic!" a third expressed.

Shortly after the Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris debate, Taylor Swift finally broke her silence on the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, announcing her endorsement for Kamala Harris.

"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election," the singer said in an Instagram post. "I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."

"I have done my research and made my choice," the artist later added. "Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first-time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early."