Recently, Katy Perry visibly declared her political stance by sporting a camouflage hat endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during their presidential campaign. This fashion statement was made in Manhattan shortly after Taylor Swift publicly backed the same political duo.
Katy Perry is no stranger to expressing her political favorites; she shared a montage of Kamala Harris clips accompanied by her song “Woman’s World” earlier this summer, signaling her support. This recent public appearance solidifies her backing for the Harris-Walz team.
Perry’s endorsement gains further importance as it occurred right after Harris’s notable debate performance against Donald Trump on Tuesday evening. Following the debate, Taylor Swift voiced her support for Harris on her social platforms, also taking the opportunity to subtly critique Trump and his vice-presidential pick, J.D. Vance.
Swift’s endorsement quickly caught the spotlight, gaining endorsements from other celebrities like Olivia Wilde, Kylie Kelce, Hilary Duff, Christie Brinkley, Demi Lovato, Blake Lively, and Lady Gaga, who all showed their support online. Notably, Katy Perry did not interact with Swift’s supportive post, despite following her on Instagram.
Historically, Swift and Perry have had a complicated relationship, marked by both personal and professional conflicts including their mutual connections to John Mayer and public disagreements manifested in their songs. Nonetheless, in 2018, Perry extended an olive branch to Swift, indicating a warming of relations, and they have appeared amicable since.
The choice by Perry to don Harris-Walz campaign gear is interpreted as an authentic pledge of support to the vice president’s campaign, detached from any desire to compete with Swift’s endorsement. This instance underscores a broader trend of celebrity endorsements rallying around Kamala Harris, showing a potent mix of entertainment influence and political advocacy.
