Trump 'Accepts' AI-Generated Taylor Swift Endorsement
Facts
- Former US Pres. Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has shared images on Truth Social — including artificial intelligence-generated content — accepting the apparent endorsement of Taylor Swift and her fanbase.[1][2]
- One of the shared images showed the pop star as Uncle Sam with the caption 'Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump,' while another featured a satirical headline and fake pictures of fans wearing 'Swifties for Trump' t-shirts.[3][4]
- The post also included authentic images of a pro-Trump Taylor Swift fan — 19-year-old Jenna Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin — who wore a homemade 'Swifties for Trump' t-shirt at a Trump rally in June.[5][6]
- An unofficial X account named 'Swifties for Trump' has nearly 4K followers, while an unofficial 'Swifties 4 Kamala' account has over 60K followers.[7][8]
- Taylor Swift is yet to endorse any presidential candidate. She endorsed the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020 and has been rumored to be one of the stars who could appear at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week.[9][10]
- The singer could reportedly sue Trump for trademark infringement and false advertising. Previously, Trump had posted a different AI-generated image, showing Kamala Harris addressing a communist rally.[11][12]
Sources: [1]New York Post, [2]Donald Trump on Truth Social, [3]FOX News, [4]USA Today, [5]Time, [6]Wisconsin Right Now, [7]Newsweek, [8]Independent, [9]CNN, [10]Daily Mail, [11]Business Insider and [12]Associated Press.
Narratives
- Democratic narrative, as provided by The New Republic. Trump is so desperate for anything that may help steer him off the path towards inevitable defeat in November that he consented to the use of artificial intelligence to promote the false claim Taylor Swift and her fanbase support him. No one will fall for this fake endorsement.
- Republican narrative, as provided by Revolver News. This so-called fake endorsement is just a funny meme posted online, as everyone knows that Taylor Swift supports Democratic candidates who offer nothing to working-class Americans. Some of her fans, however, do indeed support Trump, as his platform and policies have wide appeal among a broad spectrum of US voters.