Donald Trump has declared he despises Taylor Swift.
The U.S. presidential runner excoriated the “Shake it Off” singer on Sept. 15 in yet another of his furious posts on his social media platform Truth Social. On Sept. 10, Swift announced in a long Instagram post she would be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in America’s November election.
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Trump raged in an all-capitalized message.
Along with announcing online she was supporting Harris as U.S. president, Taylor urged her millions of fans — known as “Swifties” — to research the election and register to vote.
She included with her Hasrris-backing message a link to vote.gov to help them start to study politics.
Trump lashed out at Swift after saying he had “no idea” what his reaction was to the singer’s message supporting Harris after the pair of rivals last week faced off in a TV debate.
Swift’s Instagram message drove more than 400,000 visitors to the vote.gov site in under a day.
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and (her vice president nominee) Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift stated in her post.
“If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most … as a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country,” she said.
Swift also used her note to blast images generated by artificial intelligence — reportedly shared by Trump on Truth Social — that had suggested she was endorsing him for president.
“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter,” Swift said.
“The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth. I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make,” she said.
In a dig at Trump’s running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), and his infamous jibe at women who didn’t have children, the singer signed her post: “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.”
