Well, she may not have made a surprise appearance at the DNC, but Taylor Swift firmly endorsed Kamala Harris immediately following Tuesday night's presidential debate between the vice president and former President Trump. Swift, who signed her Instagram post "Childless Cat Lady," said she watched the debate, has previously done significant research on both candidates, and has made her choice to vote for Harris in November. The VP "fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them," Swift wrote. "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." Of Harris' running mate Tim Walz, Swift said she loves that he "has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman's right to her own body for decades."
Swift said Trump's recent post to Truth Social, which included an AI version of Swift falsely endorsing him, was part of the reason she decided to make her endorsement public. "It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation," she wrote. "It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." She closed with a reminder that in order to vote, one must be registered, and included links to help voters do just that. (More Taylor Swift stories.)
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