Not for the first time, Taylor Swift has proven she can hijack a major global event better than anyone.

The pop star posted on social media during the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to declare she officially endorsed Harris for president.

Swift encouraged her followers (all 283 million of them) to do their own research but explained that she was backing Harris because “she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them”.

Swift called Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader” while also praising her selection of running mate, Tim Walz, a man who “has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades”.

Swift’s lengthy post was partly inspired by Trump’s decision to share a false Swift endorsement created by AI. “The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” she wrote.

Swift included a picture of herself holding one of her three cats, signing off the post, “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady”, a reference to J.D. Vance’s criticism of prominent Democrats as “childless cat ladies”.

More to come