Barstool Sports activities founder and self-proclaimed “Swiftie” Dave Portnoy stated Wednesday that whereas Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t change his opinion of the popstar, he plans to “vote the opposite method.”
“Because the king of the Swifties persons are asking me what I consider her Kamala endorsement. I don’t care in any respect. Folks can vote for whoever they need on this nation. How any person votes won’t ever change my opinion of an individual,” Portnoy posted on X.
“I’m voting the opposite method however to every their very own.”
Swift endorsed Harris for president minutes after the Democratic nominee walked off-stage from the presidential debate in opposition to her Republican opponent, Donald Trump.
Writing on Instagram, the singer stated she shall be voting for Harris as a result of, “she fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them.”
“I’ve carried out my analysis, and I’ve made my selection. Your analysis is all yours to do, and the selection is yours to make. I additionally need to say, particularly to first time voters: Keep in mind that with a purpose to vote, you must be registered!” Swift wrote to her 283 million followers.
“I additionally discover it’s a lot simpler to vote early. I’ll hyperlink the place to register and discover early voting dates and data in my story.”
Earlier this week, Portnoy revealed on Fox Enterprise that he plans to vote for former President Trump after host Stewart Varney stated he comes throughout as a “Trump man.”
“Yeah, I’m voting for Trump. I don’t know that I might name myself a Trump man, If I believed there was a candidate that was higher I might be open to having that,” Portnoy stated.
“I wouldn’t have voted for him within the Republican primaries however I’m voting for him now.”
Trump shrugged off Swift’s endorsement of his opponent in a name to “Fox & Pals” Wednesday morning, saying that he was not shocked by her help for Harris and that it “was only a query of time.
“She couldn’t […] probably endorse Biden. You take a look at Biden, you couldn’t probably endorse him,” Trump stated, clarifying that he’s “not a Taylor Swift fan.”
“However she’s a really liberal individual. She appears to all the time endorse a Democrat,” he added, “And he or she’ll most likely pay a value for it […] within the market.”