Katy Perry showed her support for Kamala Harris after Taylor Swift publicly endorsed the Democratic nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election.
The Teenage Dream hitmaker, 39, stepped out in New York City on Wednesday wearing the popular camouflage Harris-Walz hat.
It came hours after Harris’ lauded performance in her first-ever debate against Republican presidential hopeful, former President Donald Trump.
Perry is a vocal Democrat and was among the first celebrities to back Harris and running mate Tim Walz after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July.
Touted as the ‘most iconic political hat in America,’ the $40 baseball hat is currently sold-out on Harris’ official website and directly supports her campaign.
But Perry was able to get her hands on the coveted cap and proudly rocked it as she took care of last-minute errands ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards.
To match the hat’s neon orange ‘Harris-Walz’ embroidery, the Firework singer rocked a workout top and leggings in the same shade.
She completed her look with black sneakers and sunglᴀsses.
The mother-of-one’s black hair was styled in a low-ponytail and she appeared to be makeup-free.
In just a few hours, Perry will take the stage to accept the Video Vanguard Award — previously awarded to Rihanna and Kanye West — during the 2024 VMAs in New York.
The honor is MTV’s version of a Lifetime Achievement Award and it’s given to recording artists whose visual work has revolutionized the music scene.
Perry will also perform a medley of her biggest hits — including songs from her iconic Teenage Dream era and her critically-panned single Woman’s World.
Her close pal Swift is also expected to attend the annual festivities as she’s up for 12 nominations.
It will mark her first public outing since she dramatically endorsed Harris with a lengthy Instagram statement that also took aim at Trump’s VP pick JD Vance’s controversial ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks.
The megastar made the bombshell announcement on Instagram after the debate on ABC where Trump accused migrants of eating pets and said Democrats wanted to ‘execute babies’ in the ninth month of pregnancy.
The world has been waiting for the 34-year-old Pennsylvania native to weigh in on the election after she backed Joe Biden in 2020.
And she chose the first meeting between Trump and Harris to make it clear she was backing the Democrats, and slammed the former president for ‘falsely’ claiming her support with a slew of AI images.
In an race that could be decided by tiny margins, Swift’s endorsement could have huge ramifications on the momentum with less than eight weeks until election day.
It capped off a positive night for Harris, who was widely declared the winner on the biggest night of her career.
The Trump campaign shrugged off the endorsement, claiming it’s further proof Swift is part of the ‘Democratic elite.’
