WASHINGTON: The put up got here as a shock, even from the provocative Donald Trump: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the previous president mentioned on Sunday (Sep 15).
Although the all-caps put up got here with out accompanying commentary or clarification, the context was clear.
On Tuesday, simply minutes after a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that Republican Trump was extensively seen as shedding, the celebrity singer/songwriter posted a message on Instagram saying she would be voting for his Democratic rival, calling Harris a “steady-handed, gifted chief”.
Movie star endorsements not often carry huge weight, however the massively widespread Swift is seen as being in a class of her own, with more than 100 million followers on social media – 10 million of whom “preferred” her Instagram put up.
“Going after Taylor Swift is a genuinely unhealthy marketing campaign technique,” mentioned one poster on social media platform X. “Taylor would not get mad, she will get even”.
It was not clear what Trump hoped to realize by attacking Swift, although he might calculate that any publicity is best than none.