As he works to enter his vice president era, Tim Walz is invoking the power of Taylor Swift.

The Swiftie-style bracelets were a gift from his daughter, Hope. 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.

At least two beaded friendship bracelets in the style popularized by Swifties, peeked out from beneath the cuff of Walz’s right sleeve as he gestured behind the debate stage podium. In his closing remarks while facing off against Republican counterpart JD Vance,