Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden for president and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris in the 2020 election.
The endorsement is posted on the Instagram and Twitter accounts of Taylor Swift, saying Biden is whom she will vote for president. This is the pop star’s first presidential endorsement.
The Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter shared a photo of herself holding a plate of cookies with “Bidden Harris 2020” written on them as well as her cover for V Magazine’s "The Thought Leaders issue." She also discussed her endorsement in the magazine.
Swift’s announcement came hours before the vice-presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Harris.
"I spoke to @vmagazine about why I'll be voting for Joe Biden for president," she wrote on social media. "So apt that it's come out on the night of the VP debate. Gonna be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by yelling at the tv a lot. And I also have custom cookies."
Swift is among the public figures featured on the covers of the V Magazine special issue. The others are Megan Rapinoe, Mariah Carey, Chris Evans, Bella Hadid, and Jaden Smith.
"The change we need most is to elect a president who recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what happens to their bodies and that the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be acknowledged and included," Swift said in her piece for V Magazine.
She also mentioned the significance of "a government that takes global health risks seriously and puts the lives of its people first." Swift said, "the only way we can begin to make things better is to choose leaders who are willing to face these issues and find ways to work through them."
Swift announced that she will "proudly vote" for Biden and Harris. "Under their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs," Swift said.
The V Magazine voters issue is available for pre-orders. The copies of the magazine will be ship to buyers at the end of the month, according to the magazine's website.
Biden’s reaction
On Twitter, Biden retweeted Swift’s post and thanked her for her support and "for speaking out at this crucial moment in our nation's history," on Twitter. He referenced some lyrics to her hit song, "…Ready For It" as a question to his followers: "Election Day is right around the corner — are you ready for it?"
He placed a link to the website iwillvote.com, which allows American people to verify their voter registration status and provides information on voting in their state.
Harris, on the other hand, replied to Swift’s tweet with some reference to the singer’s lyrics too: “Voting never goes out of style. Thank you so much for your support Taylor. P.S. Please share your cookie recipe.”
In 2018, Swift spoke about politics for the first time. She expressed her support for Phil Bredesen, Tennessee's Democratic candidate for Senate, and slammed his Republican opponent, Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn has defeated Bredesen.
