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Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift’s Endorsement with Garbage AI-Generated Posts (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I feel like I'm stating the obvious here, but this seems so off-the-charts guaranteed to backfire on him. What even mild Swiftie isn't going to figure out (or hasn't already) just how fake this endorsement is? Of any celeb to fake, Taylor seems like a such a flamingly dumb choice in terms of the fandom's social media engagement.

With all these increasingly stupid moves... Is he really that detached and senile, or is there more behind his [team's] style of psycho-political warfare going on?

I don't think I've seen it pondered anywhere on social media, so I must ask: Does it not seem like Trump is purposely trying to throw the election at this point? If that's the case, I fear the heightened degree of nefarious intent for whatever guaranteed political unrest we will face in November. I don't think this is baseless conspiratorial thinking on my part, unfortunately.

Or ... Or ... Maybe his patently obvious mental decline has eroded away just enough of his super-sized ego to let in juuust enough reality for him to consciously recognize that he is going to die soon whether he likes it or not, and now he doesn't give a shit-a-minute if he wins anymore. Can you imagine?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Everybody hated that

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

"TYLER SWEFT DID A VOTING FOR TRUMP!!! VERY TRUTH!!!!! SAD!!!! NICE!!!!!!"

[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 months ago (4 children)

How the fuck is there no consequences for this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Because a bunch of assholes started screaming 'theres a guy on the roof!'

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They figured out that lawsuits take longer than the election news cycle, so they can get away with the misinformation long enough for their purposes. Even if they were to get a C&D order quickly, it may have reached enough people that matter to them, and by the time they get any actual consequences the election is probably over.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

because it’s been like… a second

there very well might be consequences- taylor swift probably isn’t too pleased, and she has the money to sue… but law suits take time

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

They do take a very, veeery long time when it comes to this guy. Thats for sure.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That is good! He will piss off Taylor Swift with that move, who will turn the Swifties towards Harris.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Are there really swifties that are Trump supporters? I mean, probably, but like, come on

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's not the point. She could easily tap the biggest voter resource - the non-voters - by asking her fans to go and vote. Imagine a horde of switfties registering now and then voting in November...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

asking her fans to go and vote.

I don't follow her at all, but I was under the impression that she did this already.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Well, you can just "say something" and you can really bring a message home if you have the influence.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The big thing it might do is mobilize the squirrels to hide....

I swear I typed "Swifties to vote" but my phone decided "squirrels to hide"was better.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

in my experience, most things will mobilize the squirrels to hide

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If there's one thing I've learned, it's to never underestimate the spread of TSwift's influence. Never.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Weird old man tries to stay relevant.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’ll just leave this here.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

is the guy reloading his finger pistol?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Loading more cheese?

[–] [email protected] 152 points 3 months ago (5 children)

This feels like a very foolish move. I do not know the relevant law at all, but surely it's some kind of illegal to falsely use someone's face to claim their political endorsement? And it's not like Taylor Swift is somehow lacking in either the financial clout to sue over it or the PR clout to turn it around

If this fucking walloper wants to ruin his own campaign then that's more than fine by me. I'm just surprised by what seems like such an obviously poor move

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

All true but there is likely a portion of his base who follows nothing regarding Taylor Swift, only passively knowing who she is.

(That’s me, and I’m not part of his base. I give zero fucks about Taylor Swift. Everything I know about her is through passive acquisition.)

They’re not going to care enough about her to hear the retraction. If anything it’ll be some vague thought that even liberal star elites like their guy with no follow up.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

From what I understand, Taylor Swift was offered big time FTX money but her parents are competent legal professionals who reviewed the contract, recognized that SBF was selling dangerous unregistered securities, and advised to stay the fuck away from that shit. I think she may have been the only celebrity who avoided that dump truck of money to protect her fans and her brand.

Not someone I'd fuck around with. (also remember when Evermore theme park tried suing lol)

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 months ago

Honestly, poor political moves seem to be all the man is capable of. And his base (unfortunately) always seems to have just enough cognitive dissonance to eat it up and pivot/shift the goalposts.

More and more, I come to the conclusion that the only way forward is to stop fighting them, and instead focus on strengthening us.

The one thing MAGA republicans have in spades is a sense of unity and community, which is something we on the left need to foster (instead of infighting and segmentation).

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's his superpower. No matter how low your opinion of him gets he can always find a way to surprise you with how shitty he can be.

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Using AI to take away a woman’s agency and force an image of her to do what you want?

Trump feels free to do it and to do it publicly. It’s weird as all hell.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

When you're a celebrity, they let you do it.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Everyone has seen his act time and time again.

Step 1: Falsely accuse someone you don't like of doing X.

Step 2: Do X.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

It even works when you reverse the order of the steps!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

it's the whole republican party that does this.

GOP:
Gaslighting.
Obstruction.
Projection.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is hilarious he is going to force a Swift - Harris endorsement where she might have remained silent

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't be surprised if this part of their "big plan" to deal with her. The Trump campaign is scared shitless of her, and blame her for motivating young voters as one of the reasons they lost 2020.

Not too smart, but not much they do is.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Exactly this. If Taylor swift gets the swifties to the polls it’s game over.

And he might get sued as well which would be the cherry on top

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

I mean I would be stunned if this doesn't result in a lawsuit of some form. This is a pretty messed up (and unbelievably dumb) thing to do.

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