Trump Shares Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement and Swifties for Trump AI Images

Former President Donald Trump is attempting to engage with Taylor Swift’s fanbase, commonly known as Swifties.

This past Sunday, Trump utilized his social media platform, Truth Social, to share several images that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence. These images suggest that Swift and her fans support his political campaign, despite Swift’s previous criticisms of the Republican nominee.

One of the AI-generated images depicts Swift as Uncle Sam with the caption, “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.” Another image, labeled as satire, includes the text, “Swifties turning to Trump after ISIS foiled Taylor Swift concert.” This reference alludes to a thwarted terrorist plot targeting Swift’s concert in Vienna earlier this month, which was intercepted by Austrian authorities with assistance from U.S. officials.

The collection of images features a mix of AI-generated graphics and at least one authentic photo of Swifties supporting Trump, paralleling a real group known as MAGA Swifties.

While Swift has yet to officially endorse a candidate for the upcoming 2024 election, she has been more outspoken about her political beliefs in recent years. In her 2020 Netflix documentary, “Miss Americana,” she openly discussed her political stance and endorsed Phil Bredesen, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate during the 2018 midterm elections.

Swift faced some caution from her publicist, Tree Paine, about potential backlash from Trump, to which she responded, “I don’t care. If I get bad press for saying, ‘Don’t put a homophobic racist in office,’ then I get bad press for that.”

Swift has not hesitated to criticize certain political figures either. She has labeled Bredesen’s opponent, Marsha Blackburn, as “Trump in a wig” and shared an Instagram post featuring herself and her mother in front of a Bredesen campaign sign. In the caption, she stated, “These two Tennessee women voted for the candidate who has proven himself to be reasonable and trustworthy.”

Upon hearing the news of Swift’s endorsement for Bredesen, Trump remarked that he now “liked Swift’s music about 25% less.” Ultimately, Blackburn won the Senate seat.

This recent attempt by Trump to harness Swift’s fame and connect with her fanbase, however, seems to be met with skepticism given Swift’s history of political activism and clear stance against his candidacy.

With the 2024 election on the horizon, it remains to be seen how Swift’s supporters will respond to Trump’s latest foray into their community.

Source: USA Today