{"id":1982662,"date":"2025-08-27T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1982662"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:21:07","slug":"white-house-reporter-has-viral-reaction-to-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/white-house-reporter-has-viral-reaction-to-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"White House reporter has viral reaction to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engagement\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F08%2F110150962.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>She needs to calm down.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi had a viral reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/sports\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-got-engaged-weeks-ago-in-love-story-twist\/\">engagement news <\/a>on live television on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>While broadcasting outside the White House, Rinaldi was left utterly shocked when she found out about the proposal while scrolling on her cell phone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi reacts to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s engagement. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The journalist was outside the White House when she heard the news. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Olivia Rinaldi was shocked about Taylor and Travis\u2019 engagement. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTaylor Swift is engaged\u2026 Taylor Swift is engaged!\u201d Rinaldi exclaimed as she waved her phone at the camera. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome back to me,\u201d the journalist added, as she gushed over Swift\u2019s \u201cginormous\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/sports\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-taylor-swifts-engagement-ring-after-travis-kelce-proposal\/\">engagement ring.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after their engagement. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Swift \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement ring. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Swift \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rinaldi then joked: \u201cI feel like Paul Revere right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important moment for me in my professional career. Because I get to announce that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged,\u201d Rinaldi added, as her co-anchor laughed off-camera. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Olivia Rinaldi shows Taylor Swift\u2019s engagement post to the camera. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Olivia Rinaldi offered to cover Taylor and Travis\u2019 wedding for CBS. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later on, Rinaldi threw her hat in the ring to work on the couple\u2019s wedding day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI volunteer to cover it, in case you need,\u201d she told her co-anchor. \u201cI\u2019ll be there to cover it. Just saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video of Rinaldi\u2019s reaction went viral including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cbsnews\/video\/7542975212757732622?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on TikTok<\/a>, where it has over 6 million views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi\u2019s reaction to Taylor and Travis\u2019 engagement. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cshe is us. we are her,\u201d the Michaels Stores\u2019 account commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was our reaction too,\u201d Marriott Bonvoy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a fan commented, \u201cLET HER COVER THE WEDDING!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was me about 2 hours ago lol,\u201d a different fan said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Travis Kelce proposes to Taylor Swift. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Swift \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Swift \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another TikToker wrote, \u201cEvery woman in the world right now \ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift, 35, and Kelce, 35, made headlines Tuesday when they announced their engagement after two years of dating. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married \ud83e\udde8,\u201d the pop star captioned her Instagram post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift at the site of their engagement. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Swift \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/heres-how-long-travis-and-taylor-have-kept-their-engagement-a-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six sources<\/a>\u00a0claimed that the proposal happened \u201ca couple of weeks\u201d before the Aug. 26 announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s dad, Ed Kelce, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/27\/sports\/travis-kelces-dad-reveals-how-nfl-star-taylor-swift-broke-news-of-engagement-to-loved-ones\/\">spilled more about the proposal<\/a>, which he also confirmed happened several weeks ago, in an interview with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/local-news\/travis-kelces-father-ed-kelce-says-the-couple-got-engaged-almost-2-weeks-ago\">ABC 5 Cleveland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ed Kelce sharing details about Travis and Taylor\u2019s engagement. <span class=\"credit\">News 5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, \u2018Let\u2019s go out and have a glass of wine,\u2019 \u2026 they got out there, and that\u2019s when he asked her, and it was beautiful,\u201d Ed, 74, shared.<\/p>\n<p>Ed also revealed that Swift had\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/entertainment\/every-time-taylor-swift-sang-about-marriage-before-travis-kelce-engagement\/\">started to get \u201cantsy\u201d<\/a>\u00a0over the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was going to put it off till this week,\u201d Ed explained. \u201cI think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the 2024 US Open. <span class=\"credit\">Jackson Lee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Swift and Kelce have been\u00a0together since the summer of 2023, after the football player divulged on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com\/?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNew-Heights-Jason-Travis-Kelce%2Fdp%2FB0BC5Z66RJ%3Ftag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F08%2F26%2Fsports%2Ftravis-kelce-taylor-swift-got-engaged-weeks-ago-in-love-story-twist%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast<\/a>\u00a0that he\u2019d attempted to meet the Grammy winner on her Eras Tour.<\/p>\n<p>They confirmed their relationship when Swift<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/entertainment\/inside-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-love-story-and-how-he-won-her-over-with-a-very-risky-move\/#:~:text=Then%20they%20went%20public%20when,time%20they%20hung%20out%20together.\"> went to her first Chiefs game <\/a>on Sept. 24, 2023. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She needs to calm down. CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi had a viral reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s engagement news on live television on Tuesday. While broadcasting outside the White House, Rinaldi was left utterly shocked when she found out about the proposal while scrolling on her cell phone. 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