President Biden briefly wore a “Trump 2024” hat during a visit to a fire station in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which the White House said was a show of unity on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“At the Shanksville Fire Station, the president spoke about the bipartisan unity of the country after 9/11 and said we need to get back to that,” White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said. Posts About X: “As a token, he gave his hat to a Trump supporter, who then said that in the same spirit, the president should also wear a Trump hat. The president wore it for a short while.”
Biden wore the hat during a meeting with community members that was off-limits to reporters, and photos of the moment quickly went viral among Republicans, some of whom used it to attack Biden's intelligence and support for Vice President Harris.
“BREAKING: Joe Biden just put on a Trump hat because Kamala performed poorly in last night's debate,” the Trump campaign's emergency response team posted on X.
“Thank you for your support, Joe!” the campaign added in a separate statement. post.
“What's going on?” Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita Posts It also includes a photo of Biden wearing the hat.
Biden has frequently spoken of trying to unite the country and ease political tensions even as he railed against his predecessor as a threat to democracy. Biden ended his reelection bid in late July and has since been replaced by Vice President Harris, who is engaged in a fierce campaign against Trump.
Biden, Harris, Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio attended a Sept. 11 memorial in New York City on Wednesday morning. Biden and Harris visited Shanksville to pay tribute to the victims of Flight 93, and Trump stopped off there later in the day.
