Apparently unsatisfied with her lengthy list of unasked for and insensitive political opinions, Meghan McCain is now taking on fashion. McCain recently voiced her complaints about the new Harris/Walz campaign merch, and the internet was quick to school her on her own father’s merch line.

Earlier this week, the Harris/Walz campaign added a camouflage hat to its merch store, reportedly garnering close to $1 million in sales within 24 hours. McCain, for one, was not a happy customer.

“Putting someone in a camo hat doesn’t make them a moderate or appealing to red state people,” McCain posted to X. “No one is that dumb.”

At least one person evidently thought his voters were that dumb: McCain’s own father. John McCain sold similar camo merch in his 2008 presidential run with Sarah Palin.

You could almost hear the internet collectively cracking their knuckles as they hit the keyboard to point out Meghan McCain’s blunder.

And John McCain is not the only Republican nominee who has cashed in on the camo look.

With this post, McCain has put her ignorance of past political campaigns — and more importantly, fashion — on public display. The camo aesthetic has been on trend in the urban streetwear scene for years now, particularly among marginalized communities reclaiming the look from bigots.

The queer community’s own rising midwestern muse, Chappell Roan, has also embraced camo with her Midwestern Princess merch hat. Roan even commented on the similarity between the hats, so chances are the Harris/Walz teams knows exactly what they’re doing.

But probably the most absurd aspect of McCain’s comment (there’s too many to count) is the idea that the camo hat is some kind of inauthentic trick. As governor of Minnesota, Walz himself is a proud midwesterner. If anyone knows a thing or two about what appeals to heartland folks, it’s definitely not a self-described “political nepo baby” like McCain.

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