Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for president simply moments after the top of her presidential debate in opposition to Donald Trump.
In an Instagram put up on Tuesday night time, the pop star stated she had achieved her “analysis”.
“I shall be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz within the 2024 Presidential Election,” she stated. “I am voting for @kamalaharris as a result of she fights for the rights and causes I consider want a warrior to champion them.”
Swift went on to name Harris a “steady-handed, gifted chief”.
“I consider we will accomplish a lot extra on this nation if we’re led by calm and never chaos,” she wrote.
Swift introduced the information alongside a photograph of her with a cat and signed it “Childless Cat Woman”, a reference to feedback made by Donald Trump’s vice-presidential candidate JD Vance.
The Ohio senator has confronted a backlash from a 2021 clip during which he referred to as a number of distinguished Democrats – together with Harris – “a bunch of childless cat women who’re depressing at their very own lives”.
Swift went on to go with Harris’s alternative of vice-presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who she stated had been “been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a lady’s proper to her personal physique for many years”.
The singer stated she was partially motivated to share her voting choice with the general public after an AI picture of her falsely endorsing Trump was posted on his web site.
“It actually conjured up my fears round AI, and the risks of spreading misinformation,” she stated. “It introduced me to the conclusion that I have to be very clear about my precise plans for this election as a voter.”
Swift is one in every of a number of celebrities to endorse Harris, together with singers John Legend and Olivia Rodrigo, actor George Clooney and director Spike Lee.
Former wrestler Hulk Hogan, TV star Amber Rose and billionaire Elon Musk has endorsed Trump.
Swift’s endorsement of Harris got here after a fiery 90-minute presidential debate, throughout which the 2 candidates sparred over points akin to abortion rights, the financial system and immigration.
It’s not the primary time the pop star has endorsed the Democratic nominee in a race in opposition to Trump. Swift introduced her help for President Joe Biden and Harris as his vice-president a month earlier than the 2020 election.
The singer has 283 million followers on Instagram. Her endorsement had acquired greater than two million likes on Instagram simply half an hour after she posted it.
In her put up, Swift urged first-time voters to register and stated she would put up a hyperlink with extra voting info on her web page.
“I’ve achieved my analysis, and I’ve made my alternative,” she stated. “Your analysis is all yours to do, and the selection is yours to make.”
