Sen. Tim Kaine expressed some well-placed concern that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce might be expending too much of their pre-wedding energy thinking about a potential prenuptial agreement.
“I like Taylor Swift only because — I’m not a big Taylor Swift music fan — but I’m a Chiefs fan,” the Virginia senator, 68, told TMZ on Tuesday, May 19. “What’s not to like? But if you’re spending too much time thinking about the prenup before the wedding, hmm.”
When TMZ’s Jacob Wasserman asked Kaine whether all the talk about a prenup was “a bad sign,” Kaine stroked his chin and said, “I’m not saying anything. I’m just saying hmm.”
TMZ reported earlier on Tuesday that and Swift and Kelce, both 36, are currently figuring out where to file their prenup because the laws differ from state to state. States in the running reportedly include Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, New York and Rhode Island.
When asked whether he believes prenup laws should be “federalized,” Kaine — who was also Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential election — balked at the idea.
“Absolutely not,” he said. “I think you should only federalize something when it is really important that there be a national policy. You know, Virginia has different rules about many different things than Kansas does, where I grew up. Actually, I think that that’s a system that was set up to make sense because then you learn some things [like], ‘Well, this one state did something that we didn’t do.’ And actually that’s good. And then you learn from it.”
He added, “I think the notion of one-size-fits-all for Washington state and Florida and Maine and California, I don’t think it makes much sense.”
Kaine didn’t have an opinion about where Swift and Kelce should file their prenup, but he did articulate another hope for the engaged couple.
“I think they should live in Kansas City,” he said. “I just hope that’s what they do.”
Kaine moved to the Kansas City area with his family when he was 2 years old and spent the rest of his childhood in the area. He has represented Virginia as a United States senator since 2013.
As for Swift and Kelce, the pair are expected to get married this summer before Kelce returns for his 14th NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs in the fall.
After announcing his return, Kelce explained how Swift’s work ethic was a driving factor in his decision to come back.
“We share the same love for what we do,” Kelce said on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show in March. “Fortunately, we’ve had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions. It’s amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that. On top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.”
He continued, “Of course that’s motivating. That’s motivating for anybody, let alone my fiancée. I’m going through something trying to figure out what exactly the future holds for me. Something like that definitely motivates me to say, ‘You know what, I’m not done either. I’ve still got some ideas in the back of my mind. I’ve still got some juice left to play this game.’”
