TAYLOR Swift sent Kamala Harris an over-the-top gift to show her support on Election Day – just hours after Donald Trump ripped into his rival over her elitist friends and celebrity-packed campaign.
Swift first endorsed Harris after the vice president faced off in the presidential debate against Donald Trump, who has slammed his rival for choosing popularity over policy.
GettyVice President Kamala Harris Harris, seen at her final rally in Pennsylvania on Monday, has enjoyed a raft of celebrity support this election cycle[/caption]
Superstar singer Lady Gaga performed at the last-second rally to clinch battleground supportAFP
GettyTaylor Swift was seen attending a Kansas City Chiefs game instead of joining the event, but she’s still supporting from the sidelines, an insider told The U.S. Sun[/caption]
GettyOn October 25, Beyoncé endorsed Harris at a rally in her hometown Houston, Texas[/caption]
On Tuesday, the pop star sent a bouquet of flowers to Harris and encouraged the candidate to hold her head high as voters hit the polls, someone close to Swift’s entourage told The U.S. Sun.
“She wanted to show support and love to Kamala Harris in this day that everyone hopes will be historical and a step forward for America,” the insider said.
“She decided to send flowers to Kamala, a massive bouquet of roses, and a message of support saying, ‘We are all with you, sending you lots of support and love.
“‘Proud of you and ready to see you make history.’”
Swift, 34, has been supporting Biden and Harris since 2020 when she baked Biden Harris 2020 decorated cookies and encouraged her fans to vote.
After the presidential debate between Trump and Harris, she released a letter explaining why she was supporting the vice president and signed it “childless cat lady.”
“I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” she wrote in September.
Harris has enjoyed a raft of celebrity support as she welcomed media sensation Oprah Winfrey and pop star Lady Gaga on stage at her final rally in Pennsylvania on Monday.
At a rally in Houston, Texas, she was introduced by Beyonce, who allowed the vice president to use her song Freedom during the campaign.
And on Saturday, Harris enjoyed saccharine support from Saturday Night Live in her cold open, as the show broke Federal Communications Commission regulations to snub Trump and give her solo air time.
Trump, meanwhile, believes this mainstream praise is a clear indication of Harris’ potentially dangerous relationship with “elites.”
After the SNL episode aired, a spokesperson for his campaign said, “Kamala Harris has nothing substantive to offer the American people, so that’s why she’s living out her elitist friends on Saturday Night Leftists as her campaign spirals down the drain into obscurity.”
“For the last four years, Kamala’s destructive policies have led to untold misery and hurt for all Americans,” he told Fox News.
“She broke it, and President Trump will fix it.”
What to know on Election Day…
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made their final pitches to supporters and undecided voters at a flurry of rallies on the eve of Election Day.
Harris held several events in Pennsylvania on Monday while Trump crisscrossed across battleground states, holding rallies in Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Vice President-nominee JD Vance, joined by his wife and two of their three children, voted Tuesday morning at a Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Donald Trump returned to Florida, where he is expected to hold an election night watch party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Kamala Harris will make one final push on Election Day as she’s expected to participate in seven radio interviews in each swing state.
Harris will hold an election night watch party at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington DC, where she will be joined by her running mate, Tim Walz.
Trump also blasted celebrities like Beyoncé for failing to perform any music at Harris’ event during his own rally in Pittsburgh.
The singer was joined by her former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, who also didn’t sing a single bar.
“Everyone’s expecting a couple of songs,” he said.
“There were no songs. There was no happiness.
“They booed like hell, but the press didn’t play that.”
Trump insisted that his campaign doesn’t need celebrities because his team is bringing the policies Americans care about most.
SWIFT’S ‘SNUB’
Questions were raised about Swift’s support of Harris after she snubbed the vice president’s final rally for lover Travis Kelce’s football game.
On Monday, media mega-star Oprah Winfrey and celebrity singer Lady Gaga joined Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to clinch last-minute support in the battleground state.
There was speculation Swift could perform at the rally, but she spent her day off cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs as they faced off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
However, Swift’s support for the candidate hasn’t wavered, and she hopes her Election Day gift can encourage Harris with “great vibes,” the insider said.
“She knows that today is very, very important for our country, and that Kamala needs all the support and loves she needs.
“We will go through the day working on many things, but with our minds also focused on the elections as Taylor is aware that we are in a very tense situation for our country.”
GettyHarris spoke at the closing rally of her campaign in Pennsylvania[/caption]
GettySwift is still performing on her Eras Tour and gave a show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday[/caption]
How do the US presidential elections work?
BY Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
The Democratic and Republican parties nominate their candidates with a series of votes – called state primaries and caucuses – in the run up to the election in November, held every four years.
This gives members the opportunity to choose who they want to lead the party into an election – this year, Donald Trump and following Biden’s resignation, Kamala Harris.
There are also some independent candidates running for president – arguably the most well-known was Robert F Kennedy Jr who pulled out in August and endorsed Trump.
In US elections the winner is not the candidate who gets the most votes across the country.
Instead Trump and Harris will compete to win smaller contests held in each of the 50 states.
Many of the states often vote the same way – but seven of them – Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona – tend to go in either direction.
Each state has a number of electoral college votes – partly based on population sizes – with a total of 538 across the country up for grabs.
The winner is the candidate that gets 270 or more, marking a majority in the electoral college.
All but two of the US’ 50 states – Maine and Nebraska – have a winner-takes-all rule.
Meaning whichever candidate gets the highest number of votes wins all of the state’s electoral college votes.
In 2016 Hillary Clinton won more votes nationally than Donald Trump – but she still lost the election because of electoral college votes.
The candidate who will win this election is the one who secures 270 or more college ballots.
Usually the winner is declared on the night, but it can take days to finalise the result.
In 2020 Joe Biden wasn’t officially announced as the president-elect until November 7.
The new president will be sworn into office in January on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC.
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