The beloved actress and activist sat down with Rolling Stone recently for a wide-ranging interview on politics, the climate crisis and more.
At one point during the discussion, she shared praise for Taylor Swift, who recently endorsed Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election. “I think she’s awesome. She’s amazing and very smart, and I’m very grateful and excited that she did it,” Fonda told the publication. “I think it’s going to have a big impact.”
The Grace and Frankie star also stressed the importance of voting, especially amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “Vote for a voice if you really care about Gaza, vote to have a voice so that you can do something about it, and then be ready to turn out into the streets by the millions and fight for it… If the young people stay home, we’re going to lose. They have such power. So show us your power. Vote and then fight,” she said.
Earlier this month, Swift took to social media to voice her support for the Harris campaign after watching the first presidential debate between Harris and Trump. Swift expressed her admiration for Harris, calling her a “steady-handed, gifted leader” and a “warrior” for causes including LGBTQ+ rights and women’s reproductive freedoms. She also called out Donald Trump for posting fake AI images that had falsely suggested she supported him. “It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” she said about the doctored images. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
Swift signed her Instagram post as “Childless Cat Lady,” aimed at Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance, who used that description to demean Democratic leaders without children.
In a WIRED video, Harris reacted to Swift’s endorsement. “I am very proud to have the support of Taylor Swift,” she said in the autocomplete interview. “She’s an incredible artist. I really respect the courage that she has had in her career to stand up for what she believes is right.”
