Donald Trump’s recent social media activity suggests he is seeking Taylor Swift’s endorsement. The former US president, who is running for the seat once again in 2024, falsely claimed an endorsement from the pop titan by posting a string of AI-generated images on his Truth Social account on Sunday, August 16.
One of the said images featured a photoshopped image of the Bad Blood singer wearing an Uncle Sam-style outfit and the caption, “Taylor Swift wants you to vote for Donald Trump.” Additionally, according to Consequence.net, Trump shared a fake news article that falsely claimed Swifties were turning to the Republican Party following a recent terror plot targeting Swift’s concert in Vienna, Austria. “I accept,” Trump captioned a collage of his posts.
It’s worth noting that Taylor Swift hasn’t endorsed any candidate for president in the 2024 election. However, in 2020, the singer did endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, telling V Magazine that what America needs most is leadership that recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women have the right to choose what happens to their bodies, and that the LGBTQIA+ community has the right to be recognized and included.
Swift also expressed concern at the time about Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as stoking the flames of white supremacy and racism.
Trump questioned Swift’s political stance in an interview with Variety editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh for his book Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass, saying he was surprised that a country star could be successful while being liberal.
In a post on Sunday, Trump shared an edited photo of Harris addressing a crowd of Communists at the upcoming Democratic convention and claimed the Democratic presidential nominee’s rallies are drawing fewer attendees than her campaign had predicted.
Whatever the case, recent polls show Harris holding a lead over Trump in key electoral states, with one poll even including third-party candidates showing her leading Trump by three percentage points nationally.
Meanwhile, Swift is currently in the UK for her hugely successful Eras Tour. Malala Yousafzai attended her Wembley show on August 17 with her husband Asar Malik and some of their closest friends.
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