Current:Home > Contact'Fine Taylor...you win': Elon Musk reacts to Taylor Swift's endorsement for Harris-Walz -MacroWatch
'Fine Taylor...you win': Elon Musk reacts to Taylor Swift's endorsement for Harris-Walz
View
Date:2025-04-15 08:42:10
Following weeks of speculation, Taylor Swift finally made a political endorsement last night and her support for Vice President Kamala Harris did not appear to go down well with Elon Musk, who shared his opinion on the musician's statement on X.
"Fine Taylor...you win...I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life," Musk wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in an apparent jab at Swift, who had signed off her endorsement with "childless cat lady."
Musk, who is championing former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, later also agreed with an X user who commented that Swift's endorsement is "in line with demographic trends," adding the Democratic party is bolstered by unmarried women.
Trump-Harris debate:Breaking down the winners (and losers) from last night
How many kids does Elon Musk have?
Musk is believed to have fathered 12 children with at least three different mothers. The founder of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink has three children with Canadian singer Grimes, six children with ex-wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson, and three children with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Musk and Wilson's first-born child passed away at 10 weeks old. His youngest child, with Zilis, is reported to have been born earlier this year.
Musk has been concerned with population decline and sees childbearing as the solution, Walter Isaacson wrote in the biography "Elon Musk."
Swift endorses Harris
Shortly after the presidential debate ended Tuesday night, Swift announced she would be supporting Harris and Tim Walz in the upcoming elections. Sharing a photo of herself with her cat, Benjamin Button, Swift said Trump's use of AI-generated images depicting her endorsing him made her realize she needed to be clear and transparent about her actual plans for the election.
In the four-paragraph endorsement, Swift encouraged her 283 million followers to do their own research ahead of the election this fall and to vote.
"Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most," Swift wrote. "As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country."
The pop star signed off the post labeling herself a "Childless Cat Lady," taking a jab at JD Vance's now-viral comments about people who don't have children.
It's not the first time Swift has backed a political candidate. She endorsed President Joe Biden and Harris in 2020, and she backed U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in his 2018 re-election bid to Tennessee's 5th Congressional District.
Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, Anika Reed, Bryan West, USA TODAY
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
veryGood! (79)
Related
- 'Most Whopper
- Watch: Cubs' Christopher Morel rips jersey off rounding bases in epic walk-off celebration
- 'Extraordinarily dangerous:' Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 3 in New York, Connecticut
- Madonna turns 65, so naturally we rank her 65 best songs
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Kansas City Superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ charged with stealing almost $700,000 in bank heists
- Thousands lost power in a New Jersey town after an unexpected animal fell on a transformer
- Head back to school with the Apple M1 MacBook Air for 25% off with this Amazon deal
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- Wisconsin crime labs processed DNA test results faster in 2022
Ranking
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here’s how to spot one
- Congressional effort grows to strip funding from special counsel's Trump prosecutions
- Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider Tulsa Race Massacre reparations case
- Teenage smokers have different brains than non-smoking teens, study suggests
- The Gaza Strip gets its first cat cafe, a cozy refuge from life under blockade
Recommendation
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Former Alabama correctional officer convicted in 2018 inmate beating
See RHONY's Brynn Whitfield Hit on Her Costar's Husband Behind Her Back in OMG Preview
Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds
Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote
4 Australian tourists rescued after going missing at sea off Indonesia for 2 days
'Hot Ones' spicy chicken strips now at stores nationwide; Hot Pockets collab coming soon