When it comes to election 2016, the entire mess will go down as one ridiculous media event after another. There’s a few highlights featuring Hillary Clinton, but most circle around Donald Trump’s campaign like flies at a landfill. Wednesday night was no exception during Trump’s “major” speech in Arizona following his meeting with the president of Mexico earlier in the day. The speech itself turned out to be more of the same from the former Apprentice host’s campaign, but the opening segment featured something that caught the eye of many on the internet:
Rudy Giuliani & Sen. Jeff Sessions wear "Make Mexico Great Again Also" hat prior to Trump #immigration speech. pic.twitter.com/mzvFqiR3zt
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 1, 2016
It might not look like it’s much different than any other Trump hat you can current buy on the campaign’s website, including one in a fine camouflage pattern, but a closer look shows that it is much different. The slogan on this particular hat says “Make Mexico Great Again Also” and was worn by Trump supporters Rudy Giuliani and Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Giuliani is wearing a "Make Mexico Great Again Also" hat right now introing Trump. pic.twitter.com/t2phdhV1aj
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) September 1, 2016
Most reactions to the hat seemed to indicate confusion and bewilderment, which is odd coming from a campaign that seems to have no limits. Molly Ball from The Atlantic summed this up nicely online, also pointing out that she likely predicted this a year ago — not so special given how the campaign caught its spark gliding down that golden escalator:
Wait is Rudy Giuliani actually wearing a hat that says MAKE MEXICO GREAT AGAIN ALSO?!
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) September 1, 2016
Jeff Sessions wore it too! This is beyond amazing pic.twitter.com/nIngOji4c8
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) September 1, 2016
Just as I predicted a year ago, this election has come down to Rudy Giuliani in a Make Mexico Great Again Also hat.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) September 1, 2016
The rest of the folks online followed suit, showing a mix of confusion, shock, and general outrage. There’s a few shoutouts to our neighbors to the north, strangely absent from all of Trump’s discussion about strengthening borders:
https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/771175212389851136
Jesus, Rudy Giuliani is wearing a "Make Mexico Great Again Also" hat. WTF is going on in this world?
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) September 1, 2016
Bipartisan opinion: "Make Mexico Great Again Also" is the worst slogan in the history of slogans.
— Matt Donnelly (@MattDonnelly55) September 1, 2016
"DON'T FORGET . . . WORDS!!! I HAVE THE BEST WORDS!!!" Make Mexico Great Again . . . Also. This speech brings much needed levity to my day.
— Josh Pool (@joshrpool) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/unmatchedsock/status/771168580977119232
https://twitter.com/LucienBU/status/771168367445024768
Make Mexico Great Again Also Haha Don't Actually Put That Just Put Something Nice About Mexicans on the Hat
— a random Brandon (@brandomonium) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/771165866910023680
https://twitter.com/_Julian_NYC/status/771166112956284928
https://twitter.com/michaelwhitney/status/771165847675105284
https://twitter.com/NickMayernik/status/771165726388412416
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/771159850692685825
For some reason Make Mexico Great Again Also reminds me of the half-assedness of this: pic.twitter.com/QSwWC4dCE7
— Daryl "Ridged Chips" Bartley (@hypercubexl) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/lorenmullen/status/771173579077488640
https://twitter.com/lea__seydoux/status/771173542251462656
https://twitter.com/hhoagie/status/771173454263390213
To all you Make Mexico Great Again Also haters out there, I say "Make Milky Way Great Again". pic.twitter.com/OTjiChXr8V
— The archbishop of aphorisms (@jonmaimon) September 1, 2016
Why didn't we put that wall up, while Donald Trump was still in Mexico? #MissedOpportunities Make Mexico Great Again Also
— Harmon Dash (@dashingharmon) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/pulp_suspense/status/771173020480090113
https://twitter.com/WinstonS6079W/status/771172963399798784
"Make Mexico Great Again Also" reminds me of Metalocalypse's attempts at English.
— Adam (@ChalicothereX) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/therealezway/status/771172535173996545
https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status/771170430501679105
The hat is not for sale on the site yet, but you can expect it to join the slate of other fine Trump products available soon enough.
