Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris For President, References 'Childless Cat Ladies'
Pop music sensation Taylor Swift, widely considered one of the world’s most influential celebrities, endorsed Kamala Harris for president after Tuesday night’s debate.
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift said in an Instagram post featuring her with one of her cats. She signed her lengthy post as “Childless Cat Lady” ― a biting reference to GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s now widely mocked remarks disparaging Democratic women who don’t have children.
Swift, once known for her aversion to speaking out about politics, praised Harris as someone who “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,” her post continued.
She also praised Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, praising him as someone “who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”
Swift posted her endorsement minutes after Harris’ presidential debate with Republican nominee Donald Trump ended Tuesday night on ABC News.
Questions about a potential endorsement from the 14-time Grammy Award winner have swirled for months, especially after Donald Trump shared AI-generated images of women wearing “Swifties for Trump” tees. When Swift’s team didn’t condemn his posts, fans and critics alike speculated that Swift would stay silent this election.
She finally addressed that scandal in her endorsement Tuesday night.
“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” she wrote. “It brought me to the conclusion that I