Chappell Roan Reacts to Kamala Harris & Tim Walz’s New Campaign Merch Looking Like Hers

Hannah Dailey
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If you see a camo-print baseball cap with orange lettering in the wild, it could mean one of two things: The wearer is either a Chappell Roan fan or a voter supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s 2024 White House bid — unless, of course, they’re both.

Shortly after the sitting VP announced that the Minnesota governor would serve as her running mate, the duo unveiled campaign merch that instantly reminded some people of an item in the “Good Luck, Babe!” artist’s store: a woodsy trucker hat with a neon orange message over the brim. (That camo inspiration? In the Aug. 6 video of presidential hopeful Harris calling Walz to share that she had selected him to be her running mate, the governor of Minnesota is sporting a cap with the same pattern.) Harris and Walz’s version simply reads their names, while Roan’s says “Midwest Princess,” as a reference to her Billboard 200 top 10 album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

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Upon seeing Harris’ new apparel, Roan simply tweeted Tuesday (Aug. 6): “is this real.”

The LGBTQ+ singer also retweeted someone’s joking comment, which read, “How gay do u have to be to see hunting colors and think it’s a Chappell roan thing.”

For the record, the hat is very much real. The item was available for $40 on Harris’ campaign website, which reads, “You asked, we answered … The most iconic political hat in America,” digging at the red “Make America Great Again” caps worn by Republican opponent Donald Trump’s supporters. Purchasing the hat counts as a donation to the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s Harris Victory Fund.

A spokesperson for Harris’ campaign tells Billboard that the hats sold out in less than 30 minutes, generating nearly $1 million for the campaign.

Roan’s tweet comes about a week after she took the stage at Lollapalooza, drawing an enormous crowd that a spokesperson told CNN was the biggest turnout to a daytime performance that the Chicago event has ever seen. The Missouri native has been on a roll with her headline-making festival performances this year, attracting unanticipated numbers to her sets at Coachella, Boston Calling and Gov Ball.

Speaking of her Gov Ball set, Harris and Walz may have to go the extra mile to add Roan’s endorsement to their growing list of musical supporters. The “Hot to Go” singer previously called out the Biden-Harris administration during her time on stage at the New York City festival, claiming to have turned down the White House’s request for her to perform at its Pride Month celebrations.

“We want liberty, freedom and justice for all,” she said at the time. “When you do that, that’s when I’ll come.”

See Roan’s tweet about the Harris-Walz hats below.

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