Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris. It’s a big deal – even if you don’t think so.

A Harris endorsement was bound to happen after Trump posted an AI-generated photo of Taylor Swift endorsing him weeks ago. Show Caption Hide Caption See Taylor Swift’s Harris endorsement, Trump’s response after debate Taylor Swift took to Instagram to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Taylor Swift just endorsed Kamala Harris for president, calling herself a “Childless Cat Lady” in an Instagram post after Tuesday night’s debate. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” Swift posted on Instagram, alongside a photo of her and her cat. “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.” A lot of people – presumably people who exist outside of “stan culture” – will not understand why this is a big deal. After all, they had already started organizing as “Swifties for Kamala.” Swift once said she needed “to be on the right side of history,” and she knew that her endorsement would get attention. For Harris, this is the cherry on top of a stellar debate night. Donald Trump tried to speak for Taylor Swift It was bound to happen after Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo of Swift endorsing him a few weeks ago. “The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” Swift wrote in her post. Swift’s Harris endorsement follows Trump’s disastrous debate Harris already had a great debate night. Trump was also being challenged on some of the falsehoods he shared during the debate, thanks to live fact-checking by moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir. Swift joins a list of celebrities who support Harris Other celebrities haven’t been afraid to throw their support behind Harris, either. She performed at a Harris rally in Atlanta in July, and has used her platform to encourage people to vote. “To be alive in a lifetime where a Black woman or a woman at all could be the president, I feel so blessed,” she told Billboard recently. While she has not publicly endorsed anyone, the singer has allowed the candidate to use her song “Freedom” in her campaign. Her fans care about whom she supports, even if the rest of us don’t yet see how it will move the needle. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/11/taylor-swift-endorsement-harris-president-debate/75169165007/