Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in US election: ‘I’ve made my choice’ – National
Taylor Swift says she will vote for vice president of the United States Kamala Harris during the November presidential election.
The pop superstar took to Instagram with her announcement moments after Harris finished his debate with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
“I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election,” she wrote.
She added that Harris “fights for rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to defend.”
“I think she is a talented and determined leader and I believe we can accomplish much more in this country if we are guided by calm and not chaos,” she continued.
“I did my research and I made my choice. It’s up to you to do your research and make your choice.”
She said she was talking after Trump released a fake image last month created by an artificial intelligence that falsely presented her as a person supporting Trump.
“This led me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my real plans for this election as a voter,” she wrote. “The easiest way to combat misinformation is to tell the truth.”
She signed her post as “Taylor Swift, childless cat lady” — a dig at a much criticized comment written by Trump’s running mate JD Vance, criticizing Democratic politicians who don’t have biological children.
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A Trump campaign representative ignored Swift’s support.
“This is further evidence that the Democratic Party has unfortunately become a party of wealthy elites,” spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. “There are a lot of Trump supporters in America.”
In an interview on Fox and his friends On Wednesday morning, Trump himself took the same stance when asked about Swift’s support for Harris, calling the debate “rigged.”
“She’s a very liberal person, she always seems to support a Democrat and she’ll probably pay the price in the marketplace,” he said.
Swift has only recently begun to clearly express her political views, after avoiding politics for much of her career.
She supported US President Joe Biden in the 2020 election and urged her fans to support Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.
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