Taylor Swift supported Kamala Harris after the debates: «I'm voting for her»
11 september 2024 в 20:37
Donald Trump seemed to come out of Tuesday evening less impressive than his Democratic opponent — an opinion shared by Taylor Swift, who endorsed Kamala Harris immediately after the presidential debate in Philadelphia.
In a lengthy statement on Instagram on Tuesday, September 10, the singer «Karma» expressed her support for Kamala Harris, criticizing the Republican candidate and his team for using images resembling her, created by artificial intelligence, earlier this year.
«Like many of you, I watched the debates tonight», - Swift began her post. «As a voter, I try to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country. Recently, I learned that an artificial image 'of me' falsely supporting his presidential campaign was posted on Donald Trump’s website. This really raised fears for me about artificial intelligence and the dangers of spreading misinformation».
She added: «This led me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my real plans for these elections as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth».
Last month, the former president shared a collage of artificial images supposedly showing young women in «Swifties for Trump» shirts. «I accept!» Trump wrote in the caption of the post, published on his platform Truth Social. The former president later stated that he «knew nothing about them, except that someone else created them. I didn’t create them».
«I will cast my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential elections», - clarified Swift, describing Harris as a «steady, gifted leader» and expressing admiration for the choice of Harris as vice president and Governor Tim Walz, «who has been advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ+, environment, and women’s right to their bodies for many years».
«I believe we can achieve much more in this country if we are led by calm, not chaos», - she emphasized her decision, concluding: «I have done my research and made my choice. Your research is your business, and the choice is yours».
The 14-time Grammy winner signed the post «Childless Cat Lady» — a direct hit at Trump’s associate Jay De Vansu, whose comments resurfaced earlier this year. Vans complained that America is run by «a bunch of childless cat ladies who are unhappy in their lives and choices», - referring to Harris, who has two stepchildren from her marriage to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
When Trump was first asked on Tuesday evening about the coveted support of the mega-pop star — which now has nearly 9 million likes — the Republican candidate said, «I have no idea».
But on Wednesday morning, when asked about Swift endorsing Harris, Trump told Fox News that he prefers Swift’s friend, Brittany Mahomes — who recently spent more time with Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelsey — over the singer.
«In fact, I much prefer Mrs. Mahomes, if you want to know the truth», - Trump replied. «She's a big Trump fan. I wasn’t a fan of Taylor Swift».
He continued: «It was only a matter of time… You couldn’t support Biden. You look at Biden — you couldn’t support him. But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always support a Democrat, and she’ll probably pay for it… in the market. But no, I like Brittany».
Trump’s comment about the «market» implied that Swift may lose fans because of her support. However, this seems unlikely, as a Morning Consult poll from 2023 showed that the majority of Swift’s fans lean towards Democrats.
As for Trump’s comments about Brittany, he likely means that the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has garnered attention in recent weeks, subtly supporting Trump. Last month, social media users noticed that she liked (and later unliked) a post on Trump’s Instagram, where he outlined his…
In a lengthy statement on Instagram on Tuesday, September 10, the singer «Karma» expressed her support for Kamala Harris, criticizing the Republican candidate and his team for using images resembling her, created by artificial intelligence, earlier this year.
«Like many of you, I watched the debates tonight», - Swift began her post. «As a voter, I try to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country. Recently, I learned that an artificial image 'of me' falsely supporting his presidential campaign was posted on Donald Trump’s website. This really raised fears for me about artificial intelligence and the dangers of spreading misinformation».
She added: «This led me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my real plans for these elections as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth».
Last month, the former president shared a collage of artificial images supposedly showing young women in «Swifties for Trump» shirts. «I accept!» Trump wrote in the caption of the post, published on his platform Truth Social. The former president later stated that he «knew nothing about them, except that someone else created them. I didn’t create them».
«I will cast my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential elections», - clarified Swift, describing Harris as a «steady, gifted leader» and expressing admiration for the choice of Harris as vice president and Governor Tim Walz, «who has been advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ+, environment, and women’s right to their bodies for many years».
«I believe we can achieve much more in this country if we are led by calm, not chaos», - she emphasized her decision, concluding: «I have done my research and made my choice. Your research is your business, and the choice is yours».
The 14-time Grammy winner signed the post «Childless Cat Lady» — a direct hit at Trump’s associate Jay De Vansu, whose comments resurfaced earlier this year. Vans complained that America is run by «a bunch of childless cat ladies who are unhappy in their lives and choices», - referring to Harris, who has two stepchildren from her marriage to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
When Trump was first asked on Tuesday evening about the coveted support of the mega-pop star — which now has nearly 9 million likes — the Republican candidate said, «I have no idea».
But on Wednesday morning, when asked about Swift endorsing Harris, Trump told Fox News that he prefers Swift’s friend, Brittany Mahomes — who recently spent more time with Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelsey — over the singer.
«In fact, I much prefer Mrs. Mahomes, if you want to know the truth», - Trump replied. «She's a big Trump fan. I wasn’t a fan of Taylor Swift».
He continued: «It was only a matter of time… You couldn’t support Biden. You look at Biden — you couldn’t support him. But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always support a Democrat, and she’ll probably pay for it… in the market. But no, I like Brittany».
Trump’s comment about the «market» implied that Swift may lose fans because of her support. However, this seems unlikely, as a Morning Consult poll from 2023 showed that the majority of Swift’s fans lean towards Democrats.
As for Trump’s comments about Brittany, he likely means that the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has garnered attention in recent weeks, subtly supporting Trump. Last month, social media users noticed that she liked (and later unliked) a post on Trump’s Instagram, where he outlined his…
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