Former President Donald Trump caused a media firestorm on Monday after he shared satirical posts of Taylor Swift endorsing his 2024 presidential campaign.
The images featured AI-generated visuals of “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts and even portrayed Swift herself as Uncle Sam, captioned “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”
Trump jokingly accepted the “endorsement” from Swift, which was marked as satire by the original poster, Amuse.
However, the post was disavowed by many Swift fans and left-wing media outlets.
The news comes on the heels of a Swift concert being canceled after ISIS reportedly targeted the show.
X account Amuse spun into a parody narrative boosting Trump’s image as a preferred leader during turbulent times.
The post has since garnered over 1.2 million views.
SHOCK: After the cancellation of the Taylor Swift concert being targeted by ISIS, Swifties have determined they want a strong leader in the White House. The Swifties For Trump movement is real! pic.twitter.com/CEJ2mc3SYW
— @amuse (@amuse) August 17, 2024
“I accept!” Trump declared in his repost, igniting a media firestorm.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: As you might assume from my X handle, from time to time I will use satire to make a point or just to get a laugh. When I do I will mark it 'satire' in two places. I include the 'satire' tag on the graphic and in the ALT text. pic.twitter.com/zsipyy3By7
— @amuse (@amuse) August 19, 2024
Below are some reactions to the post:
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 19, 2024
“Swifties will make great soldiers on the front lines!” pic.twitter.com/25f6CjsGwn
— The Investigative Examiners (@TruthorConseq12) August 19, 2024
They were clearly jokes. He was trolling. They were marked satire.
— @amuse (@amuse) August 19, 2024
Does that offend you? pic.twitter.com/rS4otZ6tmm
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) August 19, 2024
There’s a reason why you’re laying everyone off and going bankrupt, it is because you continue to post lies and communist propaganda.
— PinkBeachGirl (@PinkBeachGirl1) August 19, 2024
There is a large group of Trump supporters that are also Swifties and at no point did he state that Taylor Swift was supporting him.
Liars.
In July, Swift’s Vienna concerts were canceled after Austrian police thwarted a terrorist plot targeting the events
Two individuals were arrested and detained, including a 19-year-old who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Swift threw her support behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020 during the duo’s campaign for the White House.
READ: Taylor Swift Sings ‘F**k the Patriarchy’ in front of Thousands of Kids at Concert – WATCH
