Hillary Clinton condemns Elon Musk’s ‘creepy’ message to Taylor Swift: ‘Another way of saying rape’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hillary Clinton has condemned Elon Musk’s “rotten and creepy” social media message to Taylor Swift, describing it as “another way of saying rape.” Clinton argued that Musk was acting as a mouthpiece for Donald Trump after Swift endorsed his rival Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election. Swift posted her endorsement beside a photo of herself posing with her cat – Benjamin Button – and in an apparent dig at Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance the pop superstar signed her message: “Childless Cat Lady.” Musk, a 53-year-old billionaire and father of 12, replied: “Fine Taylor… you win… I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.” On Kara Swisher’s podcast, Clinton discussed Trump’s reaction to the endorsement and said: “He had his alter-ego, Elon Musk, say something really rotten and creepy about her.” She added that when Musk said he would “impregnate her” it was “kind of another way of saying rape, I think.” Hillary Clinton, Taylor Swift and Elon Musk Clinton continued: “I can’t understand why he says what he says. The fact that it happened right after the debate and just added to Kamala’s momentum must have just set them all off.” Following the endorsement, Trump angrily declared “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on his Truth Social platform. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up The Harris campaign responded with a cheeky statement rife with Taylor Swift song references.