Trump’s four-worded outburst comes simply days after Taylor Swift knowledgeable her 284 million Instagram followers that she was going vote for Kamala Harris.

Days after pop megastar Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has kicked the Swiftie nest by very presidentially posting on his Fact Social media account, in all-caps: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”

Regardless of his group and surrogates making an attempt to shrug off the endorsement, following final week’s Trump-Harris debate, Trump is clearly sore that Swift knowledgeable her 284 million Instagram followers that she deliberate to vote for Harris.

Swift’s put up has drawn over 9 million “likes”, and fuels hypothesis it might enhance the Democrat ticket.

Trump had posted AI photos suggesting Swift had endorsed him for president, clearly exhibiting that he coveted her endorsement. One picture confirmed Swift dressed as Uncle Sam, accompanied with the phrases, “Taylor desires you to vote for Donald Trump.”

In her Instagram assertion, Swift stated Trump’s AI posts influenced her determination to announce her endorsement.

“It actually conjured up my fears round AI, and the risks of spreading misinformation,” she wrote. “It introduced me to the conclusion that I must be very clear about my precise plans for this election as a voter.”

Trump had initially dismissed Swift’s endorsement of his rival by merely saying he was “not a Taylor fan” and that the famous person would “in all probability pay a value” for her determination.

“It was only a query of time,” stated Trump. “She couldn’t presumably endorse Biden… However she’s a really liberal particular person. She appears to all the time endorse a Democrat, and he or she’ll in all probability pay a value for it within the market.”

Now, the previous president has declared conflict over Swift and her Swifties. His four-word assertion has gone viral and the response has been… swift.

The Harris marketing campaign teased him with a (very) pun-heavy press launch referencing Swift’s songs:

“Mr Not-at-all Positive has spent this week working via his emotions, whining about his Champagne Issues, and spending precisely none of his time addressing the problems dealing with the American folks,” the assertion says.

It provides: “His rambling, yelling and fixed conspiracy theories have many asking if The Man is ‘too emotional’ to be president. Name it What You Need, but it surely’s Nothing New for the Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”

Referencing his chaotic and rambling presidential debate efficiency, it provides that the Trump marketing campaign cannot “Shake it Off because the Dangerous Blood between Trump, his operating mate, and his personal social gathering boils”.

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill wrote: “#ILoveTaylorSwift” as a response to a put up captioned “Actual males reward Taylor Swift for her expertise”.

A number of celebrities like Mia Farrow, Taste Flav and Bradley Whitford additionally posted the identical assertion, alongside writer Stephen King: “I really like Taylor Swift. Her music makes me pleased. Finish of story.”

Different celebrities who’ve endorsed Kamala Harris embrace Beyoncé, George Clooney, Spike Lee, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Legend, Bon Iver, Matt Damon and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the final two saying they may attend fundraiser in New York Metropolis this month —for which tickets are listed at $25,000 per particular person—to help the Democratic ticket, in response to Bloomberg.

Taylor Swift additionally not too long ago used her acceptance speech for the Video of the 12 months on the MTV Video Music Awards to induce viewers to register to vote.

Whereas many debate whether or not a star endorsement could make a significant distinction, there have been reviews that Swift’s backing of Harris has brought about a “500 per cent” improve in voter registration.

In accordance with CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, practically half one million folks had been directed to the registration website Vote.gov from Swift’s Instagram web page – up from round 30,000 website guests a day.

Knowledge agency TargetSmart’s senior adviser Tom Bonier has acknowledged that Swift’s endorsement has straight led to a “400 per cent or 500 per cent improve” in voter registration – leading to 9000 to 10,000 registrations per hour.

Bonier added that the spike is “in contrast to something” he’s ever seen.