WICHITA, Kansas - No matter their political affiliation, both Republicans and Democrats are getting a huge laugh out of a 5th grader's Halloween costume of choice. Plenty of jokes have been made about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's hair this election season, but one Kansas 5th grader and his mother have taken it to a whole new level.
Gage DeVader is wearing a costume modeled completely after Trump's hair, but it's much more than just a wig. The costume is actually a giant comb-over, fashioned out of a jumbo-sized umbrella and grass table skirts. The hairdo dress-up is so large that Gage's mom had to cut a peep hole in his "Make America Great Again" red hat just so the 10-year-old could see where he's going.
"It certainly is heavy," Gage told KSNW. "It's the biggest deal of my life that I have had so far." "Gage is in 5th grade, so I wanted to do something really funny and really unique for this last year that he would be able to wear a costume to school. I just figured it would make our friends and family laugh. I never imagined it would blow up like it has," Gage's mother and costume designer Jessica DeVader said. Some of the elaborate costumes DeVader has designed for her son in the past include the fortune teller Zoltar and Sharknado. Gage's costume has gained national attention and has gone viral on social media.
Political opinions aside, Gage is giving the country a much needed laugh during a bitterly contested election campaign.
