Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in post proudly claiming to be ‘childless cat lady’

Singer backs Democrat candidate, who Trump’s running mate JD Vance previously said is among the ‘childless of cat ladies’ running the world

Taylor Swift has officially endorsed Kamala Harris for president as she proudly claimed to be a “childless cat lady”.
The megastar shared her support for Ms Harris on Instagram after the end of the presidential debate, saying she “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them”.
“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,” the Shake It Off singer wrote.
She signed off her post to her 283 million followers by referring to herself as “Childless Cat Lady” along with a picture of her holding one of her beloved cats.
It is a reference to JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, former comments accusing “childless of cat ladies” of running the world, a much-derided comment that helped to turn him into one of the least popular vice-president candidates in history.
Tim Walz has said he is “incredibly grateful” to have Swift’s endorsement. When asked about it on MSNBC he also made an appeal to “Swifties” to “get things going”.
Swift had complimented Ms Harris’s choice of vice-presidential candidate who she said had been “been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades”.
Her post had been liked nearly 2 million times within 25 minutes.
Swift said she had watched the debate and urged her fans to do their research “the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most”.
She said she was motivated to share her voting decision after an AI image of her falsely endorsing Trump was posted on his website.
“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. 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 said.
Swift, who spent much of her career steering clear of mentioning politics over fear of isolating fans, came out in support of Joe Biden in 2020.
However, during this election cycle – her silence had weighed heavily.
Her endorsement of the Harris campaign comes at a critical time as both presidential hopefuls were largely neck-and-neck in the polls going into the debate. 
Swift, one of the most famous women in America, holds significant political sway owing to her enormous and fiercely loyal fan base.