[Global Network Report Reporter Jiang Ailing] As the 2024 US election officially kicks off, the country’s well-known female singer Taylor Swift has become the focus of many political forces. According to reports from the New York Post, Reuters and other media, Swift, who is holding the "Times Tour Concert" in Singapore, took to social media on "Super Tuesday" (March 5, local time), the day of the US presidential election primaries. The media posted on Instagram calling on its American fans to vote in the primary. In the post, she did not mention any political party or endorse any candidates.
reports that Swift has 28 million followers on Instagram. She posted on the social media and included a link to vote.org, a website with information about voting. Swift said, "March 5th is the primary day for the presidential election in more than a dozen states and regions in the United States. I want to remind everyone to vote and vote for the person who can best represent you in power." "Whether you are in Tennessee or elsewhere in the United States, you can check your voting location and time at vote.org."
Taylor Swift, data picture, picture from the US media
The New York Post mentioned that Swift supported Biden’s presidential campaign in 2020, and also publicly criticized former U.S. President Trump, saying, “You has spent his entire presidency inciting white supremacy and racism." At the time, Trump also warned Swift that if she was "disloyal" and endorsed Biden, their relationship would be even worse.
The statement that "Biden has courted Taylor Swift" has previously become a hot topic in American public opinion. The New York Times recently revealed that at a time when poll numbers are at a disadvantage, U.S. President Biden is seeking Taylor Swift to "endorse" him before the November election this year. According to the New York Times, a post by Taylor Swift on social media last year (2023) led to 35,000 new voter registrations in the United States, and Democrats are eager to gain her support and are eager to use this electoral enthusiasm Expand nationwide. On the same day, the US "Rolling Stone" magazine website reported that Trump privately told people around him that no amount of support from popular celebrities could save Biden. He also said he was "more popular" than Taylor Swift. The Associated Press reported on February 27 that Biden responded on the 26th local time that whether Taylor Swift would "endorse" him in the 2024 presidential election was "confidential."