Trump claims he wasn’t a fan of Taylor Swift while trying to dismiss her support for Harris
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Donald Trump warned that Taylor Swift would “likely pay a price” for her support of Kamala Harris as he dismissed the snub after Tuesday night’s debate.
In an interview with Fox & FriendsTrump shrugged off the megastar’s support for his opponent and said he was “not a fan” of the singer.
“I wasn’t a Taylor Swift fan,” he said. “It was just a matter of time. She couldn’t possibly support Biden… But she’s a very liberal person. She always seems to support a Democrat and will probably pay a price for that in the market.”
When Trump was first asked about his reaction to the news after the debate, he told CNN, “I have no idea.”
The star, who has enormous influence among younger voters, broke her silence shortly after the heated debate and officially endorsed Harris as a presidential candidate.
In a long post on Instagram after watching the debate, she said Harris is “fighting for the rights and causes I believe in.”
“Like many of you, I watched tonight’s debate. If you haven’t already, now is a good time to educate yourself on the issues at hand and these candidates’ positions on the issues that matter most to you,” she wrote. “As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can find about their proposed policies and plans for this country.
“I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes that I believe need a fighter to represent them.”
Trump had previously shared several deepfake images of the Cruel Summer singer, including a propaganda poster of Swift dressed as Uncle Sam, pointing at the viewer and overlaid with the message “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”
She called him out for it in her support of Harris. “I recently became aware that an AI post was posted on his page in which ‘I’ falsely endorsed Donald Trump’s candidacy for president,” Swift wrote. “This really heightened my fears about AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation.”
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