Republican Senate candidate melts down over fake Taylor Swift endorsement of Biden

GOP Minnesota Senate candidate Royce White erupted Monday over an image of what appeared to be a news report that megastar singer/songwriter Taylor Swift had endorsed President Joe Biden for re-election.

The image in question showed a picture of Swift with the banner "TAYLOR SWIFT BACKS BIDEN" and a quote, "Under their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs." The image bore a knockoff Biden/Harris 2024 logo and what appeared to be the logo for First Coast News, a local ABC and NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, Florida.

In reality, the image is fake: while Swift did endorse Biden in 2020, she has not made any candidate endorsement in 2024. But White, a former basketball star and mixed martial artist who allies with former President Donald Trump and disgraced conspiracy theorist webcaster Alex Jones, was outraged nonetheless.

"Are people really that gullible? Wow!" wrote White on X. "The healing process of sex transitions? #Godspeed."

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White has also picked a fight with The Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger, for reporting that he owes $100,000 in child support despite claiming publicly he was "current" on payments.

"That's not a scoop, the arrears are public record," he wrote on X. "Yes the anti-family court system is working exactly as it's designed to, create discord between families and family members. Roger, you're a cuck and we won't take one single back step. I didn't SAY I'm current, I am current. Only leftists take you serious."