Following the singer's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency, the campaign of former President Donald Trump has developed clothing that is a replica of the design of the t-shirts that Taylor Swift wore during her Eras Tour.
The T-shirts that were produced by the Trump campaign on Friday feature a color-blocked arrangement that is comparable to that of Taylor’s tour apparel. The T-shirts also feature images of Trump replacing those of Swift, whose phone can was revealed to contain a picture of Vice President Harris.
As a result of Tim Walz's reaction to the endorsement, the writing reads "Make America Great Again" and "Donald J. Trump," and it is written in a font that is comparable to the font used on Taylor’s tour shirts.
The original design for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour featured her portrait surrounded by photographs of each of her studio albums, each of which is colored differently, with the words "Taylor Swift The Eras Tour" written beneath the photographs.
The announcement comes just a few days after Taylor made her support for Kamala public. "I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I'm voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them," Taylor wrote in an Instagram post.
Taylor also addressed recent photos that were created by artificial intelligence and erroneously showed her endorsing Donald Trump. "Recently I was made aware that AI of 'me' falsely endorsing Donald Trump's presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” the girlfriend of Travis Kelce said.
"It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” Taylor went on.
In his response to Taylor's endorsement, former President Donald Trump referred to her as "a very liberal person" and stated that he had never been a "fan." He cautioned her that she might "pay a price for it in the marketplace" if she continued to oppose him.
Taking to social media fans reacted to the merch. "Time for a lawsuit,” one X, formerly Twitter, user wrote. "taylor needs to sue cuz wtf is this," another netizen commented. "oh she’s filing that lawsuit as we speak,” a third X user chimed in.
Business Times has reached out to Donald Trump and Taylor Swift for comments.
