President Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance has shredded Taylor Swift after the liberal pop singer took a swipe at him in her endorsement of Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Vance schooled the billionaire pop star-come-Democratic Party operative for being “fundamentally disconnected from the problems of most Americans.”
The Republican vice presidential nominee noted that Swift’s interests don’t align with those of her fans or the rest of the American people.
During a Wednesday on Fox News’s “The Story,” Vance told host Martha MacCallum:
“We admire Taylor Swift’s music, but I don’t 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.
“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 continued.
“It does affect middle-class Americans all over our country.”
In a strategically timed announcement, Swift endorsed Harris minutes after the vice president and Trump wrapped up their first presidential debate on Tuesday night.
MacCallum noted that Swift took a jab at Vance in her announcement, signing off as “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.”
The refrain has gone viral in recent weeks.
It references a comment made by Vance in 2021 when he declared that the U.S. government was effectively 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.”
Vance notes that the remark was a “joke” that was “willfully misinterpreted” by Democrats.
Swift posted a picture of herself cradling her cat above her endorsement on Instagram.
She said she would be voting for Harris because “she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”
Vance noted that the Trump campaign has a more compelling and relatable message for female voters.
He highlighted the GOP pledge to restore public safety nationally.
“I think our pitch to women voters is very simple,” he said.
“Donald Trump delivered policies that lowered the prices of groceries, lowered the prices of housing and most importantly, Donald Trump delivered public safety in our country.
“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 smoked 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.
“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.”
WATCH:
Earlier Wednesday, Trump appeared to be unbothered by Swift’s endorsement of Harris.
He remarked in a “Fox & Friends” interview that it wasn’t a surprise as the “very liberal” singer was expected to endorse the Democrat nominee.
“It was just a question of time,” Trump said.
“She couldn’t […] possibly endorse Biden.
“You look at Biden, you couldn’t possibly endorse him,” Trump added, clarifying that he is “not a Taylor Swift fan.”
“She’s a very liberal person,” he noted.
“She seems to always endorse a Democrat.
And she’ll probably pay a price for it […] in the marketplace.”
