Trump reposts AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and Swifties appearing to endorse him: ‘I accept’

Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her dedicated fanbase sporting “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts, alluding that the star has become an unlikely follower of the MAGA movement.

Swift’s popularity transcends the world of pop music with one Instagram post urging her 283m followers to register to vote last September resulting in more than 35,000 online sign-ups, according to Vote.org.

Despite her vast political influence – particularly resonating with Gen Z – the “Shake it Off” hit-maker has yet to officially endorse any presidential candidate for the 2024 election cycle, after backing President Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump, however, appears to believe that Biden’s stepping off the Democratic ticket might have swayed Swift, and her fanbase of Swifties, to vote Republican.

He shared several deepfake images which included a propaganda-style poster of Swift dressed like Uncle Sam, pointing to the viewer and overlaid with the message “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump”.

Another shows several AI-generated fans smiling and wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts along with a headline which is labelled “satire” which reads: “Swifties turning to Trump after ISIS foiled Taylor Swift Concert.”

Writing on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump captioned the post: “I accept!”

One of the images shared does however show a real Trump-Swift supporter. Jenna Piwowarczyk, 19, is both a self-styled Swift Supremacist and an ardent supporter of Trump.

The photograph of her wearing the White ‘Swifties for Trump’ T-shirt has gone viral on X, with the teenager claiming to have met the former president while wearing the top, with him responding, “she is great”.

Piwowarczyk confirmed to The Independent that the photo of her