Andrew Yang Andrew YangDoctor who allegedly assaulted Evelyn Yang arrested on federal charges The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who's moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls Buttigieg launches his own podcast MORE is making a small yet bold fashion statement at the second of the first two Democratic presidential debates: He's sans a necktie.

The tech entrepreneur took the debate stage in Miami on Thursday in a tie-less suit. Male White House hopefuls traditionally sport ties at debates. Yang, 44, was the first to ditch the neckwear in the 2020 primary debates.

Many social media users jumped on the sartorial choice:

You can differentiate yourself a number of ways. @AndrewYang has decided the easiest way is sans tie. #DemDebate2020 — Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) June 28, 2019

.@AndrewYang is rocketing to the top of my list by not wearing a tie. Talk about structural change. — Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 28, 2019

Andrew Yang with no tie. Incredible. Groundbreaking. — joe (@JoePerticone) June 28, 2019

The tie, or lack thereof, quickly took on a life of its own: