Donald Trump says Taylor Swift will pay a price for endorsing Kamala Harris

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Taylor Swift will “probably pay a price” for endorsing his opponent, Kamala Harris, after their debate the night before.

“It was just a question of time. She [Swift] couldn’t possibly endorse Biden … You look at Biden, you couldn’t possibly endorse him,” Trump said during an interview on the daily morning news program Fox & Friends.

“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,” he added.

Trump also claimed he wasn’t a Taylor Swift fan. “I actually like Mrs. Mahomes much better. She’s a big Trump fan,” he said, referring to Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Trump’s comments came after the American popstar endorsed Harris, the Democratic candidate, in an Instagram post Tuesday evening.

“I’m voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” she wrote.

Swift also condemned last month’s AI-generated images that falsely portrayed her endorsing Trump and were published on the ex-president’s social media platform, Truth Social.

“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” Swift wrote.

“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.”

Swift has backed Democratic candidates in U.S. elections since becoming more open about her political leanings following years of ambiguity during her early career. An Instagram post she made in 2020 imploring fans to register to vote on Vote.org led to a 1,226% jump in participation on the website in that hour, said its CEO.