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Trump just made Rudy Giuliani wear a “Make Mexico Great Again Also” hat

Libby Nelson is Vox's policy editor, leading coverage of how government action and inaction shape American life. Libby has more than a decade of policy journalism experience, including at Inside Higher Ed and Politico. She joined Vox in 2014.

Donald Trump might want to build a wall, but his campaign slogan knows no borders. Before Trump took the stage for his much-hyped immigration policy speech on Wednesday evening, former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani stood up in a hat that read — seriously — "MAKE MEXICO GREAT AGAIN ALSO."

If you need to see it to believe it, and we don’t blame you if you do, here it is:

And Giuliani wasn’t the only one to wear it. Sen. Jeff Sessions did too:

The whole thing — including the absurdity of that final "also" — was reportedly Trump’s idea.

It’s not clear if Trump, having extended his slogan to a second country, will stop here, or if America is just the first on a long list of places he plans to return to their former glory.


Trump's immigration policy, in 4 minutes

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