'The change we need': Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden, Kamala Harris with some custom cookies
There will be no "Blank Space" on Taylor Swift's ballot, because she's making it clear who she's voting for.
The pop superstar, who has recently become politically active after years of public neutrality, revealed that she will be voting for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November. This marks the first time Swift has endorsed a presidential candidate.
“I will proudly vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election," Swift, 30, declared in the new issue of V Magazine. "Under their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs."
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Swift has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, going as far as vowing to "vote you out in November" in a viral May tweet following Trump's own tweet on shooting looters in Minneapolis during protests over George Floyd's death.
"The change we need most is to elect a president who recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what happens to their bodies, and that the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be acknowledged and included," Swift said.
She continued: "Everyone deserves a government that takes global health risks seriously and puts the lives of its people first. The only way we can begin to make things better is to choose leaders who are willing to face these issues and find ways to work through them."
#V127—THE THOUGHT LEADERS ISSUE: @taylorswift13
“The only way we can begin to make things better is to choose leaders who are willing to face these issues and find ways to work through them.”: https://t.co/OQSQsPTjKp pic.twitter.com/anoV6MJkSu— V Magazine (@vmagazine) October 7, 2020
Swift's endorsement coincides with the only face-off between the 2020 vice presidential candidates: incumbent Mike Pence and Biden's running mate, Sen. Harris.
"So apt that it’s come out on the night of the VP debate," Swift tweeted Wednesday. And the "Lover" musician plans to tune in to see how the cookie crumbles, literally.
"Gonna be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by yelling at the tv a lot," she captioned a picture of herself holding a large platter of Biden-Harris 2020 sweets. "And I also have custom cookies."
I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president. So apt that it’s come out on the night of the VP debate. Gonna be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by yelling at the tv a lot. And I also have custom cookies ??????
?? @inezandvinoodh pic.twitter.com/DByvIgKocr— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 7, 2020
In 2018, Swift broke her political silence to voice her support for Phil Bredesen, Tennessee's Democratic candidate for Senate, and to denounce his Republican opponent, Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn would go on to defeat Bredesen.
Contributing: Erin Jensen, Susan Haas
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden, Kamala Harris in November election
