Tim Walz’s Swiftie-Inspired Friendship Bracelets at VP Debate

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Taylor Swift wasn’t physically at Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, but the superstar was there in spirit. Under his politician’s uniform, Walz wore two friendship bracelets like Swift’s Swifties wear at her concerts.

“Nothing is more important in my life than being a dad,” Walz wrote, alongside a close-up of them, Wednesday on X. “Grateful to Hope for the lucky charm before the debate last night.”

The accessories were given to the Minnesota governor by his 23-year-old daughter, Hope, just before he left for the event, the Harris-Walz campaign confirmed to PEOPLE. One said “Coach,” as a nod to Walz’s former role as a high school football coach, and another read, “Joyful Warrior,” which is a nickname that his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, has used for them both.

Tim Walz wore Swiftie-inspired friendship bracelets during the debate.

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Swift publicly endorsed the Harris ticket in September, only moments after the debate between Harris and her opponent, former President Donald Trump, concluded. The “Anti-Hero” artist urged her fans to do their research on both tickets, but said she had made a decision.

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she wrote on social media, citing that Harris “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”

She lauded Harris’ VP choice.

“I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz,” Swift said, “who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.” Swift called herself a “Childless Cat Lady,” a nod to a derogatory comment Vance made about women Democrats in a 2021 interview.

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The singer-songwriter also pointed out that images showing her endorsing Trump that the former president had shared on social media were not real.

“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site,” Swift said. “It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. 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.”

Trump quickly responded: “I actually like Mrs. [Brittany] Mahomes much better, if you want to know the truth,” he said on Fox News, referring to the wife of NFL star Patrick Mahomes, who’s on the same team as Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce. “She’s a big Trump fan.”

The former president said he “was not a Taylor Swift fan” anyway, because he expected her to endorse the Democrat.

Days later, he later posted “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” on social media, which some observers likened to a dog whistle to activate his extremist followers against the influential pop singer, who boasts 283 million followers on Instagram, over 95 million followers on X, 80 million on Facebook, and over 32 million on TikTok.

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