Donald Trump shared a series of artificial intelligence-generated photos via his Truth Social account over the weekend — falsely claiming that Taylor Swift and her fan army of “Swifties” endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign.
On Sunday, the former president reposted a doctored poster of Swift that was created to look like the iconic “I Want You For the U.S. Army” recruiting flyer featuring Uncle Sam front and center.
“Taylor Wants You to Vote For Donald Trump,” read the graphic, which was placed atop a manufactured image of Swift, 34, standing in front of an American flag wearing patriotic gear.
“I accept!” Trump captioned the post.
9The presidential nominee shared the AI-generated images to his Truth Social account on Sunday. realDonaldTrump/Truth Social9One post was reminiscent of the “I Want You For the U.S. Army” poster, showing Swift standing in front of an American flag. Getty ImagesExplore MoreMadonna eats ‘f–k Trump’ cake after he wins 2024 presidential electionTravis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole considering moving after ‘f–king clowns’ re-elect Donald TrumpElon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian plans to leave the U.S. following Donald Trump’s presidential winThe 78-year-old also shared a series of what appear to be fake pictures showing the “Karma” singer’s fans wearing “Swifties For Trump” T-shirts.
“Swifties Turning to Trump After ISIS Foiled Taylor Swift Concert,” read one of the images, originally shared to a far-right X page.
The headline referenced the recent terrorist plot targeting the 14-time Grammy winner’s concerts in Vienna, which resulted in the cancellation of all three of her Eras Tour shows in Austria’s capital.
While one picture of a woman wearing a “Swifties for Trump” shirt was reportedly real, the seven other images of fans wearing similar shirts were made with AI.
9The post included fake photos of the singer’s fans wearing “Swifties for Trump” shirts. AP9It’s unclear whether Trump knew the images were doctored. APAlthough there was a red “satire” flag warning on one of the image collages, it’s unclear whether the Republican nominee knew he was sharing doctored images.
However, upon learning Trump reshared the image on Truth Social, the original X poster explained how they use satire — or, in this case, fake images — “from time to time” to “make a point or just to get a laugh.”
Along with adding a satire tag, the X user noted that the images are not real in the ALT text for photos.
Reps for Swift and Trump did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment.
Despite a small subset of MAGA Swifties, many of her fans blasted the former president for his “desperate” attempt to stoke support from her fanbase despite her political leanings.
Swift has spoken out against Trump and other Republican lawmakers several times over the years.
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Thanks for signing up!9The pop star has yet to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election. Getty Images9However, she backed the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, over Trump in the 2020 election. APDespite avoiding politics at the beginning of her career, the “Cruel Summer” singer backed US Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, a Democrat from Tennessee, in the 2018 midterm elections.
In her Netflix documentary, “Miss Americana,” the singer explained to her team why it was important for her to speak out against Bredesen’s opponent, Marsha Blackburn, whom Swift called “Trump in a wig.”
“Back in the [2016] presidential election, I was in such a horrendous place that I wasn’t going to pop my head out,” she said at the time. “These aren’t your dad’s celebrities, and these aren’t your dad’s Republicans. … I need to be on the right side of history.”
Although she was warned about potential backlash from Trump, the singer insisted that she didn’t “care” and was set on endorsing Bredesen.
9In 2020, she claimed Trump stoked “the fires of white supremacy and racism [his] entire presidency.” Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management9Trump even admitted in 2023 that she “probably doesn’t like [him.]” AP“If I get bad press for saying, ‘Don’t put a homophobic racist in office,’ then I get bad press for that,” she said in the documentary.
A few years later, Swift threw her support behind Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, slamming then-opponent Trump for “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism [his] entire presidency.”
Although the pop star has yet to endorse a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, even Trump previously acknowledged he was unlikely to win her support.
In a 2023 interview, the Republican nominee — who is now running against Biden’s vice president, Kamala Harris — admitted the “unusually beautiful” singer “probably doesn’t like [him.]”