Los Angeles, 11 September 2024 (TDI): Pop sensation Taylor Swift called Democratic nominee Kamala Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader” who could lead the nation with calm rather than chaos, endorsing her on Tuesday after her debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump.
Taylor Swift announced to her 280 million Instagram followers that she would support Harris in the Nov. 5 election by casting her vote for the U.S. vice president.
This is the greatest celebrity endorsement for Harris too far. The two contenders are virtually tied in the contest, according to polls.
In an apparent jab at Trump’s running mate JD Vance, who labeled some Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” in a 2021 interview, Swift signed the post with a picture of her cat and the phrase “childless cat lady.” Later on, he said it was just a “sarcastic remark.”
Taylor Swift also expressed her admiration for Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, characterizing the singer as a someone “who has spent decades advocating for women’s rights, IVF, and LGBTQ+ rights.”
In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, Americans’ concerns about reproductive rights have grown significantly.
The recent ruling by an Alabama court that declared frozen embryos to be human beings has also brought attention to IVF fertility treatments.
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Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump sparred at the ABC News presidential debate over Trump’s previous remarks regarding Harris’ racial origin.
Harris, an abortion rights advocate, has portrayed Trump as a danger to the nation’s reproductive rights following his nomination of judges to the Supreme Court who contributed to the 2022 overturning of the Roe v Wade decision.
While defending the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion, Trump has stated that states should handle the matter instead of the federal government and that a federal ban on abortion is needless.
A spoof photo of Swift was shared on social media by Trump in August, urging followers to support him in the upcoming election in November.
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Regarding that, Swift mentioned in a late-Tuesday post that Trump’s action “really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation.”
Prioritizing President Joe Biden in 2020, Swift has previously backed Democrats. It is the entertainment industry’s latest endorsement of Harris, coming from her.
As a native Californian, Harris was considered the hometown candidate by numerous Hollywood actors, producers, and directors.
In the affluent enclave of Brentwood, located on the west side of Los Angeles, Harris resides with her spouse, former Hollywood lawyer Doug Emhoff.
