Donald Trump says ‘I hate Taylor Swift!’ in Truth Social post after Kamala Harris endorsement

Trump initially had dismissed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of his Democrat opponent by saying he was ‘not a Taylor fan’

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Taylor Swift has more than 400 million followers on Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms. Photo: Invision via AP

Published: 4:27am, 16 Sep 2024Updated: 1:30pm, 16 Sep 2024

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday levelled an attack against Taylor Swift, declaring his “hate” for her just days after the pop mega-star endorsed his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris.

In an all-caps posting on his Truth Social media account, Trump wrote: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”

Immediately following last week’s Trump-Harris debate, Swift informed her 284 million Instagram followers that she planned to vote for Harris, currently the US vice-president, “because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them”.

Trump, who has 7.71 million followers on Truth Social, initially had dismissed Swift’s endorsement of Harris by saying he was “not a Taylor fan”.

But since then, with public opinion polls showing Harris gaining significant ground on Trump in what is expected to be a close November 5 presidential election, the former president has ratcheted up his rhetoric against one of the most successful recording artists in history.

Swift’s backing of Harris has drawn more than 9 million “likes” to her Instagram post, fuelling speculation that it could boost the Democrat’s chances of winning the presidential election.