Make America Great Again – Donald's version.
Former President Donald Trump has mocked pop superstar Taylor Swift and her fans by releasing fake Eraser Tour T-shirts just days after the Swift endorsed his Democratic opponent.
The Trump campaign's X account posted “Trump Era Shirts” and announced that the team was “Calling All Swifties for Trump” by selling merchandise in exchange for donations ranging from $45 to $1,000.
“Look what you made him do,” the campaign captioned an email announcing the sale.
The fundraiser aims to reach 200,000 donations, but as of Friday morning there were fewer than 20,000 left to reach the goal.
The white T-shirt mimics the color scheme and multi-panel design of Swift's T-shirts from the Eraser tour, which has generated more than $1 billion in revenue. The minimum donation of $45 is the same as the cost of the “Shake It Off” singer's merchandise.
Panels on the shirt feature Trump's defiant fist pump after he was shot at a rally in July, his infamous arrest photo taken in Fulton County, Georgia, after his 2020 election interference indictment, Trump holding up the American flag while addressing business owners in 2018, and his old Twitter profile picture.
Swifties and MAGA fanatics were at odds over the decision as X racked up hundreds of thousands of views.
“Make America stupid again,” one X user replied, referring to President Trump's famous motto.
“I hope he gets sued for the rest of his life. He's going to have an unemployed little shit era,” raged another X user.
“I'm excited about Trump. [sic] “Apparently the new era is called the 'Age of Lawsuits,'” joked another.
There was no immediate response from Swift or her team. The shirt is clearly a parody, which is generally protected by the First Amendment.
While liberal Swift supporters were infuriated by the design, fans of the artist who support Trump celebrated the announcement but also left comments addressing the designer.
“Can I get a decent Trump-era T-shirt with pictures of him throughout his life, not just basically all the later ones?” asked X's Trump-Swift hybrid fan.
Some even took issue with how accurately the 45th president mapped his own profile onto Swift's album artwork. write“Whoever made this doesn't know their mission, because his mugshot was clearly meant to boost publicity,” he said, referring to Swift's sixth album, which features a black-and-white cover.
Swift, 34, endorsed Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris minutes after she debated President Trump on Tuesday night, saying, “Harris is a calm and talented leader, and I believe we can accomplish much more in this country if we are led with calm rather than chaos.”
The announcement had little impact on Swift's vast supporters, with more than 400,000 of them visiting vote.gov to register within the next 24 hours, according to the General Services Administration.
The petition read, “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady,” a nod to Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance's comments that the United States is run by a bunch of “pathetic” childless cat ladies.
In response, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and a close ally of Trump, posted to X: “Okay, Taylor… you win… I'll give you my kids and protect your cat with my life.”
Both Trump and Vance downplayed their support for Harris.
“The truth is, I like Mrs. Mahomes a lot more. She's a huge Trump fan,” Swift said Wednesday on Fox News' “Fox & Friends” about Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Swift's friend and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick.
“We respect Taylor Swift's music, but whether you like her music or you're a fan of hers or not, we don't think most Americans are influenced by a billionaire celebrity. We think this celebrity is fundamentally out of touch with the concerns and issues of most Americans,” Vance said Wednesday on Fox News' “The Story.”
