Trump’s Bizarre A.I. Stunt to Win Taylor Swift’s Endorsement Backfires
Donald Trump is beyond desperate for Taylor Swift’s endorsement.
![Taylor Swift performs on stage](http://images.newrepublic.com/f15f06b7cddc30bcddc61e888869cddfa57b8eb3.jpeg?auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&q=65&w=768&h=undefined&ar=3%3A2&ixlib=react-9.0.2&w=768)
Donald Trump is looking for anything to boost his fortunes as his polls continue to drop, so he’s resorted to using A.I. to claim Taylor Swift and her fans endorsed him.
The former president and convicted felon shared several A.I.-generated photos on Truth Social Sunday, including one showing the pop star dressed like Uncle Sam, pointing forward with the text “Taylor Wants You To Vote For Donald Trump.” The post also included other A.I. photos of women wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts. He captioned the post, “I accept!”
![Twitter screenshot Peter Henlein @SwissWatchGuy: Lol, Trump posted a collage of AI generated Taylor Swift fans wearing ‘Swifities for Trump’ T-shits, and wrote “I accept!” as if this were real. I mean…..this is uniquely pathetic, even for Trump. (with screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post)](http://images.newrepublic.com/6fa4b8ef450fa549dcd28f4bcc381bead4b4384d.png?w=1188)
The post contained one photo of a Swift fan with a “Swifties for Trump” T-shirt, which reportedly is legitimate, The Independent reports. However, Swift herself has not made any endorsements in the 2024 election. She has spoken out against Trump in the past and opposed Republican Marsha Blackburn in her run for the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Trump is desperate for Swift’s endorsement, and has made some creepy comments about her appearance, repeatedly calling her “very beautiful.” Privately, some of his supporters earlier this year reportedly called for a “holy war” if she endorsed Joe Biden, and presumably that extends to Kamala Harris.
On social media, Trump’s attempt to gain sympathy from Swifties was quickly dismissed and criticized, with some calling for Swift to take legal action.
![Twitter screenshot scha·den·freu·de @BlisterPearl: Trump promoting a Taylor Swift endorsement is a classic move from someone who preys on women and has NEVER given a f*ck about consent.](http://images.newrepublic.com/c66974406de9fb69898d7d57f3d2a42f469ca4e8.png?w=1190)
![Twitter screenshot Martin Williamson @mogodonman: Even by the dismal standards of Donald Trump this is a new low. All it will do is probably force Taylor Swift to comment and that's not going to be good for him or his faltering campaign (with screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post sharing AI image of Taylor Swift)](http://images.newrepublic.com/9f61af57226b37df8e551251508b9f0e69de017e.png?w=1182)
![Twitter screenshot hunty ☀️ @huntys_pov Swifties - let’s get Taylor’s attention on this. It’s disgusting. We know Tay does not support Trump or the use of AI to spread misinformation using her likeness. She needs to get her legal team to respond ASAP. (with screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post sharing AI image of Taylor Swift)](http://images.newrepublic.com/0750ffaa2f31eed8501bf7effc7abdc68ff45fc5.png?w=1170)
Republicans and the right wing have some bizarre views when it comes to Swift, inventing conspiracy theories about her and calling her a “psyop” because they can’t understand her popularity. Her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has fueled many of those conspiracies, with conservatives bewildered over her fans’ new interest in the National Football League.
Recently, Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s comments criticizing “childless cat ladies” drew a large backlash from many, particularly Swift fans, as the pop star is famously a cat person. If Trump thinks that some weak deepfake images will be enough to win over Swift fans after that, he fails to realize that they know him all too well.