Hillary Clinton Praises Taylor Swift Following Kamala Harris Endorsement: “She Has Demonstrated Resilience In Taking Control Over Her Own Life”
Hillary Clinton is being deemed “Mother” after praising Taylor Swift for publicly endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
The former U.S. Secretary of State and Democrat presidential nominee is sharing her thoughts on the timing of Swift’s endorsement for Harris.
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“The fact that it happened right after the debate and just added to Kamala’s momentum must have just set them all off,” Clinton said on the podcast On with Kara Swisher. “Taylor Swift brings an unusual impact to an endorsement. Her fanbase is so intense and incredibly influenced by her.”
Clinton didn’t stop there and went on to praise Swift for standing up for herself and said she admired her resilience.
“She’s a singer who charts the course of her life which they relate to as their own lives, but she’s also someone who stood up to a guy who groped her and stood up to get her music back from someone she thought had illegitimately had taken it from her,” Clinton continued about Swift. “She has demonstrated a resilience in taking control over her own life that sends a strong message. I’m a huge admirer. I think [her endorsement] has real impact.”
Clinton also deemed Musk’s comment offering Swift to give her a child as “rotten and creepy,” saying it was “kind of another way of saying rape, I think.”
“I can’t understand why he says what he says. It just is beyond my imagination,” she added.
Clinton mentioned that the “so-called masters of the universe in the technology world…misogyny is such a part of their worldview, and they gravitate toward toughness and brutality and machoism. And here’s Taylor Swift, a self-made billionaire who brings joy to people and who imparts life lessons, particularly to girls and women. They can’t stand it.”
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