The former GOP congresswoman mocked Trump after he attacked Swift on Truth Social following the singer’s endorsement for Kamala Harris in this year’s election.
Former Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, mocked Donald Trump on Sunday after the former president lashed out at pop superstar Taylor Swift on social media for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election.
Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, took to his platform Truth Social on Sunday with an all-caps declaration and wrote: « I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT! »
On Tuesday, Trump faced off with Harris, the Democratic nominee, on the ABC News debate stage in Philadelphia for the first time as the two clashed over several important issues like abortion, the economy and immigration. Shortly after the debate, Swift, whose fanbase spans generations and crosses party lines, endorsed Harris on Instagram.
The singer, who did not directly attack Trump in her endorsement post, praised Harris as a « steady-handed, gifted leader », adding, « I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. »
In 2020, Swift endorsed President Joe Biden and Harris in the election that saw the duo victorious over Trump.
Cheney, a vocal Trump critic who recently endorsed Harris, responded on X, formerly Twitter, to the former president’s remark and wrote: « Says the smallest man who ever lived. » The former congresswoman’s post was in reference to Swift’s song « The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived » off her latest album The Tortured Poets Department.
Newsweek contacted Cheney’s press contact and Trump’s campaign via email on Sunday for comment.
Cheney’s comment follows a recent clash between Trump and the Cheney family. Last week, Trump posted on Truth Social, calling former Vice President Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney’s father, « an irrelevant RINO [Republican in Name Only] » after he also endorsed Harris for the 2024 election.
