The pop star has broken her silence
Taylor Swift has endorsed Democrat candidate Kamala Harris for president, moments after the end of the presidential debate.
Harris went up against Trump in the first debate of the 2024 presidential election, which saw the Republican claim to have won, despite snap polls indicating Harris came out on top.
Swift, who has recently been criticised by fans for her political silence in this year’s election, made her winner clear in a social media post following the debate.
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election,” Swift wrote in a post on Instagram.
“I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”
“I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” she continued.
“I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”
The ‘Love Story’ singer also addressed Trump’s controversial use of AI images of Swift showing her falsely endorsing him for president.
“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. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
Swift has come under fire from fans for her silence this far in the election.
The ‘Shake It Off’ singer previously endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, but spoke of her regret for being silent in the 2016 election which saw a Trump victory.
In her post, she went on to encourage her followers to register to vote.
“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 wrote.
“I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.”
She signed off the post ‘Childless Cat Lady’, a reference to Trump’s running mate JD Vance’s comments that the Democrats were run by a “bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives”.
Swift has no children, and is famously a parent to three cats.
Other celebrities to endorse Harris include George Clooney, Spike Lee and Olivia Rodrigo.
Trump has been endorsed by those such as Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan and Amber Rose.
