--- title: Democrats Answer Trump With ‘America is Already Great’ Hat description: For those who want to keep their comb over in place without knocking Uncle Sam canonical: https://time.com/4069038/democrats-donald-trump-hat/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-09T22:35:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T11:41:27.862Z article:section: Politics og:title: Democrats Troll Donald Trump With ‘America is Already Great’ Hat og:description: For those who want to keep their comb over in place without knocking Uncle Sam og:url: https://time.com/4069038/democrats-donald-trump-hat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Democrats Troll Donald Trump With ‘America is Already Great’ Hat twitter:description: For those who want to keep their comb over in place without knocking Uncle Sam twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Democrats Troll Donald Trump With ‘America is Already Great’ Hat > Sponsored content. 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And now there’s the [red hat](http://shop.donaldjtrump.com/) and the slogan, “Make America Great Again.” How can the Democrats complete with all that? They can’t have his real estate empire or his TV show, not his made-for-prime-time personality and certainly not his hair (it’s unlikely science will ever fully unlock its secrets). But what they can have is a hat of their own. The Democratic National Committee Friday [unveiled a new baseball cap for sale](http://store.democrats.org/products/america-is-already-great-hat) on its website ($28) with the slogan “America is Already Great.” > [](https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/652587185095487488) “America is already great, so we printed up this union-made hat right here in America, which is great,” the DNC writes. “Wear it with pride when you’re telling your friends about 67 straight months of private-sector job growth under President Obama, historically low uninsured rates, and progress protecting our environment that will keep America beautiful (and great) for generations to come.” In unveiling the hat the DNC joins scores of other vendors online selling Trump-like hats and imitation Trump hats. 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