Former President Donald Trump spent his Sunday morning on social media blasting these supporting Vice President Kamala Harris for president in November ― together with pop famous person Taylor Swift.
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the Republican candidate posted on his Truth Social platform, instantly after another post the place he calls “wealthy, job creating folks” who help Harris “STUPID.”
Swift, who was as soon as identified for avoiding public speak about politics, introduced her much-anticipated endorsement of Harris simply minutes after ABC Information’ presidential debate ended Tuesday night time. The endorsement got here within the type of an Instagram post that includes the 14-time Grammy Award winner with certainly one of her cats ― a nod to Trump’s operating mate, Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), who obtained widespread backlash after making an attempt to belittle Democratic ladies who don’t have youngsters as “childless cat girls.”
In her massively influential endorsement of the Democratic ticket, the singer stated Harris “fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them.”
“I believe she is a steady-handed, gifted chief and I imagine we are able to accomplish a lot extra on this nation if we’re led by calm and never chaos,” Swift continued, including that she was “heartened and impressed” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was chosen to be the candidate’s operating mate as a result of she stated he has been “standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a lady’s proper to her personal physique for many years.”
Swift’s Democratic endorsement was partly in response to Trump sharing AI-generated photos of girls sporting “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts. As a result of her group didn’t condemn the pictures on the time, the general public ― together with the singer’s fiercely loyal fan base ― puzzled if Swift would dodge endorsing a candidate altogether this 12 months.
Trump initially reacted to Swift’s Democratic endorsement final week by claiming he by no means even preferred her, regardless of as soon as telling Selection co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh that the superstar is “unusually beautiful” and “proficient” with “nice star high quality.”
“I used to be not a Taylor Swift fan. It was only a query of time,” the GOP candidate advised “Fox & Associates” host Steve Doocy on Wednesday. “She couldn’t, you couldn’t potential endorse [President Joe] Biden. You have a look at Biden, you couldn’t probably endorse him.”
“However she’s a really liberal particular person,” he continued. “She appears to all the time endorse a Democrat and she or he’ll in all probability pay a value for it within the market.”
Swift endorsed Biden for president in 2020.
“Voters know ‘All Too Nicely’ how harmful Trump and his Venture 2025 agenda will likely be if he wins. This November, we are able to ensure that is ‘The Final Time’ we now have to cope with his ‘Finish Sport’ of jacking up taxes on the center class and ripping away Individuals’ freedoms,’” Harris-Walz spokesperson Sarafina Chitika stated in an announcement full of references to Swift’s discography.
“Collectively, we are able to flip the web page on the Trump Period and write a brand new chapter the place all Individuals ‘Breathe’ straightforward realizing we now have sturdy, regular management on the helm,” she continued. “We are able to ensure ‘The Story of Us’ is certainly one of progress ― and present Donald Trump we’re not going ‘Again to December’ of 2020. Like ever.”
