Taylor Swift has responded to Donald Trump’s apparent acceptance of her “support” in her race for the White House, with people close to the singer saying she believes the Republican has “lost it.”
The 78-year-old presidential candidate shared AI-generated posts on his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday night, suggesting he has garnered support from the 34-year-old Grammy winner and her fans, known as “Swifties.”
Trump wrote “I do” alongside deepfake images showing women wearing “Swifties For Trump” T-shirts, as well as a poster of the singer dressed as Uncle Sam urging her fans to vote for the Republican candidate.
Although she has yet to publicly endorse any candidate ahead of this year’s election, a source close to Swift confirmed, unsurprisingly, that she will not be backing Trump.
“If he didn’t support him last time, he’s not going to support him now,” they told DailyMail.com exclusively. “He’s clearly lost control. In more ways than one.”
Taylor Swift has responded to Donald Trump’s apparent acceptance of her “support” in his race for the White House, with insiders claiming she believes the Republican has “lost it”.
Trump, 78, shared AI-generated posts on his Truth Social platform on Sunday night, suggesting he has won the support of Swift, 34, and her fans, known as “Swifties.”
It’s unclear whether Trump’s comment is referring to the AI-generated “Swifties” crowd or Swift’s fake endorsement.
Two of the photos in Trump’s post are said to be legitimate, Wisconsin Right Now reported.
Jenna Piwowarczyk, a 19-year-old Trump supporter who is also a fan of the singer, reportedly wore a “Swifties for Trump” T-shirt during a campaign rally in Wisconsin.
However, there doesn’t actually seem to be a huge following for “Swifties for Trump,” as shown by the AI-generated photos, which were clearly labeled as “satire.”
Trump later reaffirmed his claim that he was gaining support from Swifties, sharing a video of an apparent MAGA fan saying that the “Swifties were waking up” after a failed terrorism attempt resulted in the Austrian leg of the Eras Tour being cancelled. It is unclear whether the video is authentic.
Swift has previously criticized the Republican candidate and vowed to “vote him out” ahead of the 2020 election after being “completely blindsided” by his 2016 victory.
Before defeating Hillary Clinton, Swift kept quiet about her political leanings, leading some to suspect she was actually a secret Republican.
But during the 2018 midterm elections, he expressed strong support for Tennessee Democrats, including Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and House candidate Jim Cooper.
Two of the photos are said to be legitimate. Jenna Piwowarczyk, 19 (pictured), allegedly wore a ‘Swifties for Trump’ during a campaign rally in Wisconsin and is a fan of the singer.
Trump doubled down on his claim that he was gaining support, sharing a video of an apparent MAGA fan saying that “the Swifties were waking up.” It is unclear if the video is authentic.
She explained in an Instagram post: ‘I’ve been reluctant to publicly express my political views in the past, but due to various events in my life and in the world over the past two years, I now feel very differently about it.
“I have always and will always cast my vote for the candidate who will protect and fight for the human rights that I believe we all deserve in this country.”
In 2020, the Blank Space singer came out in full support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
“I will proudly vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election,” she said. “Under their leadership, I believe America has the opportunity to begin the healing process it so desperately needs,” she said in an interview with V Magazine ahead of the election.
She also tagged Trump in an X post criticizing him: “After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? “‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’?” We will kick you out in November.”
In her documentary, Miss Americana, which came out in 2020, Swift addressed her decision to speak publicly about politics saying, “I need to be on the right side of history.”
Swift has been a close ally of the LGBTQ community. She also criticized the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the Roe v Wade ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
The “Anti-Hero” singer is suspected to be among the Hollywood celebrities who could appear at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago this week, CNN reported, and there are rumors she could also perform.
The “Cruel Summer” singer endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential race
She previously criticized Trump and vowed to “vote him out” ahead of the 2020 election after being “completely blindsided” by his 2016 victory.
Swifties have rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris with the @Swifties4Kamala account already attracting 60,000 followers.
The Democratic National Committee also appears to have paid homage to Swift by announcing that there will be stations where DNC attendees can make friendship bracelets, which Swifties exchange at concerts and fan meetings.
The New York Times reported earlier this year that Joe Biden’s campaign had been actively seeking Swift’s endorsement.
Trump has previously questioned whether Swift is “legitimately liberal” or if it’s all an act.
The former president spoke about the megastar in an interview with Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh for his book Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass, which was published in June.
“Is he liberal or is it just an act?” Trump asked. “Is he legitimately liberal? Isn’t it an act?”
He added: “I’m surprised that a country star can be successful as a liberal.”
