Kamala Harris Speaks Out About Taylor Swift's 'Courage' To Endorse Her

Vice President Kamala Harris praised Taylor Swift for her bold decision to endorse her in the upcoming presidential election.

Following the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump, the "22" artist finally revealed who she would be voting for in the upcoming election, throwing her support behind Harris.

In a new interview, Kamala Harris opened up about how important it was for Taylor Swift to speak out and show her support, calling it a demonstration of courage.

After months of speculation, Swift finally publicly announced who she would be voting for in the upcoming election.

"Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven't already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country."

"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election," she announced. "I'm voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."

A week and a half after publicly enforcing Harris, the pop star is receiving praise from the current Vice President.

Swift is an “incredible artist” and “I really respect the courage that she has had in her career to stand up for what she believes is right," she said on Wired’s “Autocomplete Interview” series, per Rolling Stone.

She then had to take a dig at their opposing NFL teams, admitting, “We were on different sides of the Super Bowl last year."

The Vice President, a lifelong San Francisco 49ers fan, was born and raised in the Bay Area, while Taylor Swift showed her support for the Kansas City Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

“But who’s mad at anyone for being loyal to their team, right?” Harris added.

After the presidential debate between Harris and Donald Trump, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appeared on MSNBC's post-debate coverage, where he discussed Swift’s endorsement of both himself and Harris.

“I am incredibly grateful, first of all, to Taylor Swift. I say that also as a cat owner — a fellow cat owner. That was eloquent and it was clear,” Walz told host Rachel Maddow, per People Magazine. “And that’s the type of courage we need in America, to stand up.”

“We’ve seen it out of those Republicans who were at the DNC, we’ve seen it out of women who would like to have their own personal lives kept personal, but are forced to go out there cause they nearly died because they can’t get abortion services in a pregnancy,” Walz added. “And now you have somebody like Taylor Swift, coming out and making that very clear.”

Shortly after Swift shared her endorsement for the opposing party, Trump shared his "hatred" for the singer.

"I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" he wrote.

That post came after he showed his appreciation for Brittany Mahomes, a close friend of Swift's and who is married to Travis' teammate Patrick Mahomes.

"I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country," he wrote at the time. "With Crime and Illegal Immigration totally out of control, INFLATION Ravaging all Americans, and a World that is laughing at the stupidity of our hapless 'leaders,' it is nice to see someone who loves our Country, and wants to save it from DOOM."

In August, billionaire-politician Trump stirred controversy on his social media platform, Truth Social, by sharing doctored images of Swift and her fans. The altered photos, which misleadingly implied that the pop star endorsed Trump, triggered a wave of outrage among Swifties.

"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 on Instagram in the same post she endorsed Harris. "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 added.