Republican congressional candidate JD Vance has criticized Taylor Swift's recent endorsement of Kamala Harris, calling the pop star "fundamentally disconnected" from the concerns of most Americans.
## JD Vance Dismisses Taylor Swift's Political Endorsement
Republican congressional candidate JD Vance has dismissed Taylor Swift's recent endorsement of Kamala Harris, calling the pop star "fundamentally disconnected" from the concerns of most Americans. Vance, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate in Ohio, made the comments during an appearance on Fox News' "The Story" on Wednesday.
JD Vance Dismisses Taylor Swift's Political Endorsement
Swift endorsed Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, after the first presidential debate between Harris and President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. In a post on Instagram, Swift said she would be voting for Harris because "she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."
Vance, however, said he believes Swift's endorsement will not have much impact on voters.
JD Vance Dismisses Taylor Swift's Political Endorsement
"I think most Americans, whether they like her music, are fans of her or not, are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who I think is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and the problems of most Americans," Vance said.
Vance pointed to the rising cost of groceries and housing as examples of issues that affect ordinary Americans but are unlikely to resonate with Swift.
JD Vance Dismisses Taylor Swift's Political Endorsement
"When grocery prices go up 20%, it hurts most Americans, it doesn't hurt Taylor Swift. When housing prices become unaffordable, it doesn't affect Taylor Swift or any other billionaire," Vance said. "It does affect middle-class Americans all over our country."
Vance also criticized Swift's comments about his previous remarks on "childless cat ladies." In 2021, Vance said that the U.S. was being run "by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made, and so they wanna make the rest of the country miserable, too."
JD Vance Dismisses Taylor Swift's Political Endorsement
Swift referenced the comment in her endorsement of Harris, signing off as "Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady."
Vance defended his remarks, saying they were meant as a joke and had been "willfully misinterpreted" by Democrats.
"I've got three little kids, I want my kids to grow up in a country where the neighborhoods are safe enough, the streets are safe enough for them not to make mistakes and not have it take their lives. 20 years ago, [if] you smoke a joint you got yelled at by your parents. Today you smoke a joint, it’s laced with fentanyl and might take a teenager's life," Vance said.
"I don’t want that for my family, I don’t think most women want that for their neighborhoods and their families and our argument is elect Donald Trump. We will redeliver the public safety that has been so lacking in this country the last few years."
Trump himself downplayed Swift's endorsement of Harris in an interview with Fox News' "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday.
"It was just a question of time. She couldn't […] possibly endorse Biden. You look at Biden, you couldn't possibly endorse him," Trump said.
"She's a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat," he added. "And she'll probably pay a price for it […] in the marketplace."
