'I love Taylor Swift!' trends as backlash against Donald Trump’s ‘hate’ post intensifies

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

Despite his team and surrogates trying to shrug off the endorsement, following last week’s Trump-Harris debate, Trump is clearly sore that Swift informed her 284 million Instagram followers that she planned to vote for Harris.

Swift's post has drawn over nine million "likes", and fuels speculation it could boost the Democrat ticket.

Trump had posted AI images suggesting Swift had endorsed him for president, clearly showing that he coveted her endorsement. One image showed Swift dressed as Uncle Sam, accompanied with the words, “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”

In her Instagram statement, Swift said Trump’s AI posts influenced her decision to announce her endorsement.

“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” she wrote. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter.”

Trump had initially dismissed Swift's endorsement of his rival by simply saying he was "not a Taylor fan" and that the superstar would “probably pay a price” for her decision.  

“It was just a question of time,” said Trump. “She couldn’t possibly endorse Biden… But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat, and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.” 

Now, the former president has declared war over Swift and her Swifties. His four-word statement has gone viral and the reaction has been... swift.

The Harris campaign teased him with a (very) pun-heavy press release referencing Swift's songs:

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