Former President Donald Trump attacked Taylor Swift in a Truth Social post on Sunday, saying she Supported the opposing candidateFormer Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I hate Taylor Swift!” Trump wrote in the post.
His announcement was posted online less than a week after Swift revealed her plans to vote publicly for the first time. Harrisa Democratic candidate for president this year. Her endorsement is First debate On September 10, the candidates faced off in a televised showdown between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia over issues including abortion, immigration, the economy and foreign policy.
“I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for President in 2024,” Swift said in an Instagram post. “I am voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes we deserve, and I believe she needs a warrior to defend them. I think she is a solid and talented leader, and I believe this country can accomplish so much more if it is led by calm instead of chaos.”
Swift also voiced her support for Minnesota Governor Waltz, Harris’ running mate, noting that he has “stood up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and women’s right to their bodies for decades.”
The artist signed off:A cat lady without children” she ended the post with a photo of Swift holding a cat. It was reminiscent of recently surfaced 2021 comments from Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Trump’s running mate. In a 2021 interview, Vance lamented that the country is run by “childless, cat-loving women who are miserable in their lives.” Vance later said he was being sarcastic.
Swift acknowledged that Trump recently shared AI-generated images on her Truth social account that showed photos of women wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts and falsely suggested Swift supports Trump, along with a satirical post alleging that Swift’s fans are “turning to Trump” due to safety concerns. Her concert was cancelled Vienna in August.
“I accept!” Trump wrote. Posted a fake image.
Ms Swift said the incident raised “fears about AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation”.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that as a voter, I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election,” she said. “The easiest way to combat misinformation is to tell the truth.”
It’s unclear what impact Swift’s endorsement will have, but her Instagram post Over the next day, 405,999 users visited the vote.gov site.
The Harris-Waltz campaign responded to Truth Social’s post with a statement cleverly titled “Trump’s Baddest Week (Taylor’s Edition),” referencing 28 of Swift’s songs.
“It’s safe to say that Donald Trump has been extremely depressed this week,” the statement read. “Mr. Trump has been in a total low mood and has spent this week sorting out his emotions and complaining about the champagne scandal, and has spent absolutely no time addressing the issues facing the American people.”
The campaign cited 28 of Swift’s songs and used lyrics like, “Whatever you call it, it’s nothing new for the least man in history” to slam the former president.
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