George Clooney is loving Taylor Swift‘s style. Following the pop star’s recent emphatic endorsement of Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign, the actor praised her for getting involved in the 2024 election during a red carpet interview with the Associated Press Wednesday (Sept. 18).
“It was beautiful,” Clooney told the news agency at the Los Angeles premiere of new movie Wolfs, in which he stars opposite Brad Pitt. “What a beautiful thing to do.”
“She’s a real phenomenon right now,” he continued as Pitt, standing next to him, nodded. “It’s exciting to see all of these young people engaged in the national discourse. I think it’s exciting. I’m very excited to see her engaged.”
Clooney’s remarks come more than a week after Swift broke her silence on the election with a post-presidential debate Instagram post emphasizing her support of the Democratic ticket, calling Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader” and a “warrior” for LGBTQ+ and women’s rights. She also called out Donald Trump’s campaign for circulating AI-generated images falsely painting her as a MAGA supporter.
The Gravity star is just the latest public figure to praise the 14-time Grammy winner for speaking out, with everyone from Stevie Nicks to Hillary Clinton also backing her up over the past week. But Swift’s post has also prompted backlash from conservatives, including Megyn Kelly, Lil Pump and Trump’s running mate, JD Vance.
Trump himself also hit back at Swift for endorsing his opponent, writing on Truth Social, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT.”
Clooney has been active throughout the 2024 election, at first endorsing President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign before penning a polarizing op-ed for The New York Times urging the POTUS to drop out of the race. Biden eventually did just that in July, endorsing his second-in-command for the role instead.
Watch Clooney talk about Swift’s endorsement below.
