A photo of President Joe Biden wearing a campaign hat for former President Donald Trump has generated significant attention online.
On Wednesday, Biden visited a fire station in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. During this visit, he was spotted wearing a red “Trump 2024” cap, which quickly circulated on social media despite the private event.
In the image, Biden is seen smiling broadly in the Trump cap, eliciting applause from residents. Shanksville, located in Somerset County, is known as a Republican stronghold, with over 77% of voters supporting Trump in the 2020 election.
The Trump campaign quickly shared the photo on their X account, Trump War Room, stating, “Thanks for the support, Joe!” They also posted related videos and commented, “Kamala did so bad in last night’s debate, Joe Biden put on a Trump hat.”
Trump supporters posted mocking comments such as, “Sleepy Joe, welcome to the Trump train,” “Wearing the Trump cap was the smartest thing he’s done throughout his political career,” and “Trump was right. Joe Biden dislikes Kamala Harris.”
In response, the White House quickly clarified the issue. The president spoke about “the country’s bipartisan unity after 9/11 and said we needed to get back to that,” Mr. Bates wrote on X. “As a gesture, he gave a hat to a Trump supporter who then said that in the same spirit, POTUS should put on his Trump cap.”
