US pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris for president on social media.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US presidentSwift had been largely silent on the subject of the November presidential election, but said that she had been inspired to speak up after discovering AI-generated images of herself falsely endorsing Trump, which “conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation”.
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she posted on Instagram in the minutes following a televised presidential debate that saw the candidates face off for the first time, which Swift said she had watched. Until Tuesday, Swift had been conspicuously quiet on the subject, even as many of her fans began organizing under the banner “Swifties for Kamala” and raising tens of thousands of dollars for the Democratic hopeful.
A global celebrity with hundreds of millions of social media followers and a wildly loyal – and chronically online – fan base, Swift can move any needle with the tiniest of efforts. Swift endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and has conveyed pro-LGBTQ messages through her songs and music videos. Speaking out on her own terms gripped the news cycle within seconds of going live, and her post notched more than two million “likes” after just 30 minutes.
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