Trump's new MAGA hat is a 'dog whistle against immigrants'

The new Trump hat is sure to be divisive.
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President Trump's "biggest insult to immigrants at the State of the Union" has now been immortalized on — what else? — a hat. The $50 blue "American Dreamer" cap for sale in his campaign store is described as illustrating that "we all want to live the American dream and our 45th president is helping to make that dream a reality for each and every American."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.