{"id":2339525,"date":"2024-09-11T00:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-with-childless-cat-lady-swipe-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T00:45:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:45:31","slug":"taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-with-childless-cat-lady-swipe-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-with-childless-cat-lady-swipe-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris with &#8216;childless cat lady&#8217; swipe &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-with-childless-cat-lady-swipe-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Taylor Swift publicly endorsed Vice President \u200bKamala Harris in an\u2063 Instagram post\u2063 following a debate\u200c between Harris and former President Donald Trump. In her message, which she shared\u2062 with her 283 million followers, Swift declared her\u2063 support for Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\u2062 in \u2063the \u200cupcoming 2024 \u200bPresidential Election. She praised Harris as a &#8220;steady-handed,\u2062 gifted leader&#8221; \u2063who champions important causes and expressed the need for calm leadership\u2063 over chaos. <\/p>\n<p>Swift also acknowledged false AI-generated\u200d endorsements for Trump\u200b and emphasized her belief in \u200dcombating misinformation by voicing her support for Harris. Following\u200c her endorsement,\u200c Walz expressed gratitude and \u200bencouraged \u2063Swift&#8217;s fans, known as &#8220;Swifties,&#8221; to engage with Harris&#8217;s campaign. In a playful \u2063jab\u200b at \u200cderogatory comments made by Senator J.D. Vance regarding &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vances-past-backing-of-ivf-contradicts-jennifer-anistons-social-media-criticism-reports-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"JD Vance&#039;s past backing of IVF contradicts Jennifer Aniston&#039;s social media criticism, reports the Washington Examiner\">childless cat ladies<\/a>,&#8221; Swift\u200b referred\u200b to herself as such at the end of her post. <\/p>\n<p>Her endorsement has \u2063reportedly boosted \u200cHarris&#8217;s fundraising and created initiatives like &#8220;Cat and Dog Ladies Unite for Kamala Harris.&#8221; This marks a notable moment \u2063in Swift&#8217;s political\u2064 engagement,\u200c as \u200bshe previously remained\u200b relatively silent \u200bon political\u2062 issues \u2062until\u200b recently, although she had previously\u2064 endorsed Biden in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris with &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/context-around-jd-vances-childless-cat-lady-remarks-surfaces-media-owes-him-an-apology\/\" title=\"Context Around JD Vance&#039;s &#039;Childless Cat Lady&#039; Remarks Surfaces - Media Owes Him an Apology\">childless cat lady<\/a>&rsquo; swipe<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taylor Swift<\/a> endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_wtAOKOW1z\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post to Instagram<\/a> shortly after the debate between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and former President Donald Trump ended Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I&rsquo;m voting for&nbsp;[Kamala Harris]&nbsp;because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,&rdquo; Swift wrote in her post, complete with a photo of her cat. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Swift noted in her post to her 283 million followers that she was aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3125956\/why-trump-accepted-ai-generated-endorsement-taylor-swift\/\">artificial intelligence posts<\/a> &ldquo;falsely endorsing&rdquo; Trump and said the best way to combat the &ldquo;dangers of spreading misinformation&rdquo; was to issue her endorsement of Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) praised Swift&rsquo;s endorsement of Harris after host Rachel Maddow read him the post on MSNBC after the debate. He encouraged Swift&rsquo;s fans, known as &ldquo;Swifties,&rdquo; to go to Harris&rsquo;s website and learn about the candidate and how they can help with the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m incredibly grateful, first of all, to Taylor Swift,&rdquo; Walz said. &ldquo;I say that as a cat owner, a fellow cat owner. That was eloquent, and that was clear. And that&rsquo;s the type of courage we need in America to stand up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She signed off her message as a &ldquo;childless cat lady,&rdquo; a knock at comments from Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) regarding comments he <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/vance-argued-higher-tax-rate-childless-americans-2021\/story?id=112284318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made in 2021<\/a>&nbsp;that re-surfaced following his selection as Trump&rsquo;s running mate about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1815503440983867598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">childless cat ladies<\/a>&rdquo; who are &ldquo;miserable at their own lives and the choices that they&rsquo;ve made, and so they wanna make the rest of the country miserable, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The comments have spurned a boost in fundraising for Harris, as well as Zoom calls called, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickKnudsenUS\/status\/1816922052185719000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cat and Dog Ladies Unite for Kamala Harris<\/a>&rdquo; in the weeks following her selection as the presumptive Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Swift had kept silent on her political stance throughout the 2024 election, with campaign officials for President Joe Biden &mdash; when he was a candidate &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2851727\/taylor-swift-endorsement-biden-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>coveting her endorsement<\/a> as a way to attract young and female voters. She endorsed Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The megastar who has sold out arenas around the world and the United States during her &ldquo;Eras Tour&rdquo; has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2832163\/history-taylor-swift-political-involvement-resurface-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent history of political involvement<\/a> after remaining out of the spotlight on divisive topics that can determine elections. She stayed out of political conversations until 2018 when she posted a March for Our Lives post and condemned the rise in school shootings and gun violence in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>Swift made a major political statement on June 17, 2019, with the release of her music video &ldquo;You Need To Calm Down,&rdquo; featuring several prominent LGBT figures and celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Hayley Kiyoko, Todrick Hall, Adam Lambert, and more. <\/p>\n<p>A segment of Swift&rsquo;s <em>Miss Americana&nbsp;<\/em>Netflix documentary from 2020&nbsp;has gained attention in recent days, particularly as she has been spotted with Brittany Mahomes. Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunters-law-firm-could-cash-out-on-bidens-controversial-order\/\" title=\"Hunter\u2019s Law Firm Could Cash Out on Biden\u2019s Controversial Order\">generated controversy<\/a> when she appeared to like an Instagram post of Trump&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>Swift expressed her regret about staying out of national politics in 2016 and how it motivated her to speak up about her bad blood with Trump and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see another commercial [with] her disguising these policies behind the words &lsquo;Tennessee Christian values,&rsquo;&rdquo; the singer said in the film, referring to Blackburn, who she called a &ldquo;flagrant enemy of feminism and gay rights&rdquo; in a&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2020\/music\/features\/taylor-swift-politics-sundance-documentary-miss-americana-1203471910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;issue. &ldquo;I live in Tennessee. I am Christian. That&rsquo;s not what we stand for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Trump and Harris&rsquo;s campaigns for comment on Swift&rsquo;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post shortly after the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump concluded on Tuesday night. In her message, she stated, \u201cI will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I\u2019m supporting [Kamala Harris] because she advocates for the rights and issues that require a strong champion.\u201d She described Harris as a composed and talented leader, expressing her belief that the country could achieve much more under calm leadership rather than chaos. Swift also addressed her 283 million followers about misleading AI-generated posts falsely endorsing Trump, emphasizing that combating misinformation starts with her own endorsement of Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) expressed gratitude for Swift\u2019s support during an MSNBC segment where host Rachel Maddow shared her post after the debate. He encouraged Swift&#8217;s fans, known as &#8220;Swifties,&#8221; to visit Harris&#8217;s website to learn more about the candidate and how they can contribute to her campaign. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly thankful to Taylor Swift,\u201d Walz remarked, adding that as a fellow cat owner he appreciated her eloquent message which exemplified the courage needed in America.<\/p>\n<p>Swift concluded her post by referring to herself as a \u201cchildless cat lady,\u201d taking aim at comments made by Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) in 2021 regarding such individuals being unhappy with their lives and wanting others to share their misery. This endorsement has led to increased fundraising efforts for Harris, including Zoom calls titled &#8220;Cat and Dog Ladies Unite for Kamala Harris&#8221; since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout much of 2024\u2019s election cycle, Swift had remained silent on political matters despite interest from Biden campaign officials seeking her endorsement to attract younger female voters; she previously endorsed Biden in 2020. Known for selling out arenas globally during her &#8220;Eras Tour,&#8221; Swift had largely avoided divisive political topics until recently when she began speaking out against issues like gun violence following a March for Our Lives post in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2019, she made headlines with the release of \u201cYou Need To Calm Down,\u201d featuring various prominent LGBTQ+ figures alongside celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Adam Lambert. A segment from Swift\u2019s Netflix documentary *Miss Americana* has resurfaced recently amid speculation surrounding Brittany Mahomes\u2014wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2014who faced backlash after liking an Instagram post from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on past decisions not to engage politically during critical moments like those leading up to the 2016 election motivated Swift to address conflicts with Trump and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) later on; she criticized Blackburn&#8217;s policies disguised under &#8220;Tennessee Christian values&#8221; while asserting they do not represent true Christian beliefs or feminism within Tennessee where she resides.<br \/>\nThe Washington Examiner reached out for comments from both Trump&#8217;s and Harris&#8217;s campaigns regarding Swift&#8217;s endorsement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2339526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24138651198979-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13348,32438,5894,32394],"class_list":["post-2339525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-endorsement","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24138651198979-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}