When Taylor Swift concluded her endorsement of Kamala Harris for the 2024 election on Tuesday evening by referring to herself as a “childless cat lady” in a dig at Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, Elon Musk appeared to think he could change one of those aspects.
“Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” he tweeted shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
Swift’s extended silence regarding the 2024 election confused fans, especially considering her previous opposition to Republican candidate Donald Trump. Trump had seemingly provoked Swift by sharing manipulated images suggesting her support and praising her friend, fellow Kansas City Chiefs WAG Brittany Mahomes, for her “support.” In her endorsement of Harris, Swift explicitly called out the AI images Trump shared and reaffirmed her support for Harris, emphasizing that “we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
Musk, on his part, has been a supporter of Trump, who mentioned he would “consider” Musk for a Cabinet position (though he clarified he couldn’t actually appoint him, just…think about it). Musk also hosted a two-hour livestream with Trump on his platform X (formerly Twitter) in August, which was plagued by technical issues.Musk has fathered at least a dozen children with three different women: six with his first wife, Justine Wilson; three with former girlfriend Grimes; and three with Shivon Zilis. Earlier this summer, the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk had repeatedly asked a SpaceX employee to “have his babies.”
The rules for using the platform X, owned by Musk, explicitly prohibit abusive content. The policy states, “You may not share abusive content, engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite others to do so,” which seems at odds with a message directed at an individual that implies uninvited and aggressive sexual advances.
Musk’s remark did not include a last name, leaving room for plausible deniability.
