Donald Trump Declares “I Hate Taylor Swift!” After Kamala Harris Endorsement
Don’t expect Donald Trump to catch the Eras Tour before it wraps up in December.
The former president declared his hatred for Taylor Swift Sunday on his Truth Social platform after the 14x Grammy-winner previously announced her endorsement for his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris after their ABC debate last week.
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“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” wrote Trump in no uncertain terms.
Harris’ campaign spokesperson Sarafina Chitika responded to the outburst in a statement laden with lyrical references to Swift.
Swift previously shared her endorsement of Harris and running mate Tim Walz on Instagram, following the Democratic nominee’s debate with Trump on Tuesday. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she wrote.
“I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” added Swift. “I think she is a steady-headed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.
Her post came after Trump attempted to “accept” an AI-generated endorsement appearing to be from Swift, which the Tortured Poets Department artist denounced as it made her realize the “need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
Following Swift’s actual endorsement, which drove more than 400,000 potential voters to the registration site, Trump called into Fox & Friends on Sept. 11 to share his reaction.
“I was not a Taylor Swift fan,” he said. “It was just a question of time. You couldn’t possibly endorse Biden… But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat, and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.”
Noting that Swift’s fellow Chiefs SO, Brittany Mahomes, is “a big MAGA fan,” Trump said, “That’s the one I like much better than Taylor Swift.”
Although Trump previously declared “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE” for him, a vice presidential debate between Walz and J.D. Vance is scheduled for a CBS News on Oct. 1.
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