so thank you to MTV for giving me this opportunity to thank the fans thank you for what you've done Taylor Swift urges people to register to vote at VMAs pop Superstar Taylor Swift urged people to register to vote Wednesday evening during MTV's 2024 Video Music Awards VMAs if you are over 18 please register to vote for something else that's very important presidential election Swift said while accepting the award for video of the year at the ceremony in Elmont New York her message comes just a day after she endorsed vice president Harris in the election now less than 2 months away in the Instagram post announcing her support that you are in love singer said Harris fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to Champion them I think she is a steady-handed gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos Swift wrote Tuesday evening after Harris and her GOP rival former president Trump faced off on the debate stage according to the general Services Administration GSA more than 330,000 visitors made their way to vote.gov after Swift announced she would back the Democratic nominee Trump brushed off the chart dominating Superstars endorsement of Harris suggesting Swift could pay a price for it in the marketplace I was not a Taylor Swift fan Trump said in a Fox and Friends interview early Wednesday it was just a question of time she couldn't possibly endorse Biden but she's a very liberal person the former president continued she seems to always endorse a Democrat and she'll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace Harris's running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walls D praised Swift for her endorsement after it was posted saying he was incredibly grateful first of all to Taylor Swift he specifically pointed to her signature as childless cat lady an apparent reference to attacks on Harris by Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance Republican Ohio I say that as a cat owner a fellow cat owner that was eloquent and that was clear walls said and that's the type of Courage we need in America to stand up the Harris campaign also quickly seized on the celebrity endorsement including it in their fundraising emails