Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris

U.S. pop megastarTaylorSwiftendorsed Democratic Vice-PresidentKamala Harrislate on Tuesday after her presidential debateagainst Republican formerPresidentDonald Trump.

Swiftmade the endorsement in a post on Instagram and said she will vote for the U.S. vice-president in theNov. 5 U.S. election,whichpolls showto be a very tight race.

Swiftincluded an image ofherselfwith hercat in her post,which she signedas "childless cat lady," in an apparent dig at remarks previously made by Trump's running mate J.D. Vance,who in a 2021 interview called some leading Democrats "a bunch of childless cat ladies." He has since said it was merely a "sarcastic remark."

"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I'm voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,"Swiftsaid in her post.

The endorsement is the biggest for Harris from the entertainment industry. Many Hollywood actors, producers and filmmakers have said they viewed Harris, a native Californian, as their hometown candidate.

Harris shares a home with her husband, Doug Emhoff, a former entertainment lawyer, in the celebrity enclave of Brentwood on the west side of Los Angeles.

In August, Trump posted a fake social media image ofSwiftasking people to vote for him in the November election.

Swiftmade a reference to that in her post late on Tuesday, saying Trump's move "really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation." She added: "It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter."

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Swifthas supported Democrats in the past. She backed PresidentJoe Bidenin 2020.

Harris' running mate TimWalz, who wason air on MSNBC when the endorsement was announced,said he was "incredibly grateful."

"Get things going," Walz said in an appeal to "Swifties" when asked about theendorsement.

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