Kamala Harris saw Donald Trump‘s $400 gold sneakers and raised him a $40 camo hat.On Tuesday, hours after naming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, the Harris campaign released new presidential merch in the form of the now-viral camouflage hat with orange embroidered “Harris Walz” across the front.Your homophobic uncle’s red MAGA cap is shook!Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!New merch just droppedhttps://t.co/6KI3UhFLg0 pic.twitter.com/r4jMIULDf8Completely unaware of the hit it would become, the campaign initially only made 3,000 hats that sold out in less than 30 minutes.Over one million dollars in hats were sold within the first day, with thousands on back order.
Currently, the next batch of hats are expected to be released by mid-September.Right off the bat, Gen Z fans of pop princess Chappell Roan noticed the resemblance to the singer’s own hunting-themed merch.It soon launched a million memes, which eventually led the “Pink Pony Club” singer to question the hat’s authenticity.is this real https://t.co/4HBBEQuo7qIt’s unclear if someone on Team Harris was purposely inspired by Roan’s hat, but it was yet another example of the campaign aligning with the youth vote.
Also, not surprising since “kamala IS brat” after all.Needless to say, the hat’s success quickly drew outrage from many on the right.While you’d expect it from the MAGA cult, even avowed Trump-hating Republican podcaster Meghan McCain couldn’t help but add her two cents of attempted shade. “Putting someone in a camo hat doesn’t make them a moderate or appealing to red state people,” the ex-View nepo baby tweeted. “No one is that dumb.”Shockingly, she didn’t get the reaction she was expecting.right right pic.twitter.com/e37AMxqjZxI’ve given up on hoping you’d swing back to a sort of reasonable Republican.