The Harris-Walz campaign referenced 28 different Taylor Swift songs in a statement released Sunday morning in response to Donald Trump's “I hate Taylor Swift” comments made the same day.
The statement, titled “Trump’s Bad Week (Taylor’s Version),” came in response to the former president’s Sunday morning post on Truth Social, in which he wrote without context, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
“We’re pretty sure it’s safe (and healthy) to say that Donald Trump’s week has knocked him out of the park,” the Harris-Walz campaign wrote. “Mr. Not-at-all Fine has spent this week processing his feelings, complaining about his Champagne problems, and devoting absolutely no time to addressing the issues facing the American people.”
In total, the lengthy statement references 28 different Swift songs, with lines like “Call it What You Want, but it's Nothing New for the Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “We can make sure The Story of Us is one of progress — and show Donald Trump we're not going Back to December of 2020. Like ever.” Some of the references are also attributed to campaign spokesperson Sarafina Chitika.
The sarcastic outburst comes on the heels of the Democratic campaign launching Taylor Swift-centric ads, following the singer’s endorsement of Harris and Walz after Tuesday’s debate. Billboards in New York City’s Times Square and on the Las Vegas Strip advertised “In Our Kamala Era” in reference to the superstar’s beloved current tour, and directed viewers to IWillVote.com.
Swift’s endorsement on Tuesday, in which she proudly called herself a “childless cat lady” in reference to Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance, led to 337,826 people visiting Vote.gov registration sites overnight.
Songs referenced in Sunday's statement include: “Safe & Sound,” “Down Bad,” “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” “Champagne Problems,” “The Man,” “Call It What You Want,” Nothing New”, “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”, “Shake It Off”, “Bad Blood”, “Better Than Revenge”, “Sad, Beautiful, Tragic”, “But Daddy, I Love Him”, “I Forgot That You Existed”, “Out of the Woods”, “Blank Space”, “Begin Again”, “Long Live”, “All Too Well”, “The Last Time”, “End Game”, “Breathe”, “The Story of Us,” “Back to December,” “Enchanted,” “Fearless,” and “We Are Never Getting Back Together.” A bullet point also refers to the album title 1989.
See the full statement below.
We’re pretty sure it’s safe (and accurate) to say that Donald Trump’s week has knocked him down pretty badly.
Mr. Not Fine at All has spent this week processing his feelings, complaining about his champagne problems, and not spending one iota of his time addressing the problems facing the American people.
His rambling speeches, yelling and constant conspiracy theories have prompted many to question whether The Man is “too emotional” to be president.
Call it what you will, but this is nothing new for the smallest man who ever lived.
After a “crazy, unbalanced and incoherent” debate performance that Republicans called “a disaster,” Trump and his inner circle of extremists can’t shake the cold blood flowing between Trump, his running mate and his party.
But don't just take our word for it: listen to Trump himself, who has spent his time on and off the debate stage with no plans and no solutions for the American people, acting as if nothing was better than revenge:
Trump's sad, infamous and tragic week:
- Trump Brought an Extremist Promoting 9/11 Conspiracy Theories to a 9/11 Memorial
- Trump was praised and celebrated by neo-Nazi hate groups for amplifying their message on the debate stage
- Trump's running mate has proposed privatizing the Department of Veterans Affairs, jeopardizing benefits for veterans and military families
- Trump has repeatedly refused to say on the debate stage whether he would veto a nationwide ban on abortion. Vice President Harris has held him responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade and stripping away women's freedoms.
- His running mate confirmed this morning that he was wrong to say Trump would not veto a nationwide abortion ban, saying he “learned his lesson” about attributing positions to Trump that he doesn’t have.
- New investigations reveal that Trump twice hosted a “white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer” at his country club
- Trump's advisor was deemed too extreme even by Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Conservative economists have confirmed that Trump's economic plan would “increase the risk of recession” and increase inflation
And oh my God, you should have seen the faces of the American people.S
- Trump paid the price for his plan to restore women's freedoms well beyond 1989: during the debate, “abortion” was the most searched topic in 49 states
- Prominent Republicans noted that Trump appeared “angry and fixated on the past” while Vice President Harris was “calm, confident and strong” on the debate stage.
- Battleground voters wowed by vice president's courageous debate performance
Harris-Waltz 2024 spokesperson Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:
“Donald Trump's week of whining and conspiracy theories has made voters of both parties ready to forget he ever existed. The American people want to move on from the chaos and division of the Trump era, leave behind the empty space of Trump's broken promises, and start over by electing Vice President Harris to ensure America's future of opportunity is long-lasting.”
“Voters know all too well how dangerous Trump and his Project 2025 agenda will be if he wins. This November, we can make sure this is the last time we face his End Game of raising taxes on the middle class and stripping away Americans' freedoms. Together, we can turn the page on the Trump era and write a new chapter where all Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing we have strong, stable leadership at the helm. We can make sure our story is one of progress and show Donald Trump that we will not go back to December 2020. Like never before.”