By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump posted a fake image of pop superstar Taylor Swift on social media urging people to vote for him in the November election.
A Sunday post by the Republican candidate on Truth Social showed the music star dressed in red, white and blue with a caption that read, “Taylor Swift wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”
“I do!” Trump wrote.
Swift has not publicly endorsed any candidate in the 2024 race, but has supported Democrats in the past.
The singer endorsed President Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in 2020. Harris will be formally nominated as the Democratic candidate at the party’s national convention in Chicago this week. The singer also criticized Trump in a 2020 documentary.
Spokespeople for Swift and Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump also posted photos of young women wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts, and a satirical article headlined “Swifties Turning to Trump After ISIS Foiled Taylor Swift Concert.”
Swift cancelled three concerts in Vienna this month after authorities said they had foiled an attack plot. Local authorities arrested a 19-year-old man they said was inspired by Islamic State.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Javier Leira)
