If there’s one thing that’s being made “great again” is that, a slogan that has become a merchandise juggernaut – PB/TK
What do booty shorts, classical music and whiskey have in common? President Trump’s ‘great again’ slogan – By Mark Z. Barabak / July 28 2017
His promise to repeal and replace Obamacare has crashed and burned. Tax reform hasn’t gotten far, the White House is in disarray, and big plans to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure have hit a brick wall.
But there is one unimpeachable triumph President Trump can point to: He’s made “great again” great again.
The 2016 campaign slogan — limned in block letters and emblazoned on countless cherry-red ball caps — has been reimagined, repurposed and cheekily appropriated for countless pitches and commercial products.
Apart from the now-familiar caps, mercantile options include aprons, beanies, beer cozys, coffee mugs, hoodies, leggings, swimsuits, T-shirts, water bottles and, for the special someone, “Donald Trump Make America Great Again Womens Booty Shorts.”
But MAGA, as the president short-hands the phrase in Twitter posts, is also popping up in places having little or nothing to do with politics.
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