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Donald Trump reacts to Taylor Swift's support for Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump responded to Taylor Swift's support for Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday after the “Tortured Poets Department” singer endorsed the Democratic candidate.

Trump was asked about Swift's statement in the spin room, an area where reporters can ask questions of the candidates and their surrogates after a debate. He replied, “I have no idea.”

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after the ABC News presidential debate between him and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Spin Room of the Pennsylvania Convention Center on September 10, 2024.

Shortly after the presidential debate ended on Tuesday night, Swift posted a photo of herself with her cat Benjamin Button on Instagram, writing in the caption that she would be supporting Harris and Tim Walz. Swift also acknowledged that Trump used AI-generated images showing her supporting him, and said it made her realize she needed to come clean about her actual plans for the election. The pop star captioned the post, “Childless cat lady,” taking a swipe at JD Vance's now-viral comments about people without children.

In her four-paragraph recommendation, Swift urged her 283 million followers to educate themselves and cast their votes before the fall election.

This illustration photo taken in Washington, DC on September 10, 2024 shows US singer Taylor Swift's Instagram post supporting US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the US presidential election campaign against Donald Trump on September 10, 2024, saying she is a "Warrior." "I will vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election." she posted on her Instagram account. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images)

“Like many of you, I watched tonight's debate. If you haven't already, now is a good time to educate yourself on the issues at hand and these candidates' positions on the issues that matter most to you,” Swift wrote. “As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can find about their proposed policies and plans for this country.”

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This is not Swift's first time endorsing a political candidate. She endorsed President Joe Biden and Harris in 2020, and she supported U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in his re-election campaign in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District in 2018.