President Joe Biden was spotted briefly wearing a red hat with the message "Trump 2024" during a conversation with firefighters in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the anniversary of the September 11 attacks was being commemorated this Wednesday.
According to the White House, the gesture was a show of "bipartisan unity" during a solemn moment, as Biden wore the iconic red hat of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, the famous campaign slogan of Donald Trump in 2016, reported the Daily Mail.
The brief moment with the hat sparked reactions on social media linked to the MAGA movement, while the White House clarified that it was part of a friendly exchange with a Trump supporter.
"At the Shanksville fire station, President Joe Biden spoke about the country's bipartisan unity after September 11 and said we needed to return to that," posted Andrew Bates, a White House spokesperson, on X.
"As a gesture, he gave a hat to a Trump supporter, who then suggested that in the same spirit, Biden should wear his Trump hat," Bates noted on the social network.
"Biden wore it briefly," Bates added.
When Bates posted his message, Trump's followers were already spreading the idea that Biden, 81, was so "senile" that he hadn't noticed what the hat said, noted the Daily Mail.
Biden, Trump, and Kamala Harris attended multiple 9/11 memorial ceremonies on Wednesday, a day after Trump and Harris faced off for the first time in a debate.
A CNN poll conducted after the presidential debate between Harris and Trump showed decisive results supporting a victory for the current vice president. However, the Republican candidate claimed he won the debate against the Democratic candidate held Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
A poll conducted this Wednesday on the CiberCuba Noticias Facebook page, aimed primarily at a Cuban audience, shows a clear inclination towards Donald Trump in the recent presidential debate against Kamala Harris, less than two months before the November 5 elections in the United States.
Questions About Biden's Trump 2024 Hat Incident
Given the unusual incident where President Biden briefly wore a "Trump 2024" hat, here are some frequently asked questions and their answers to provide more context.
Why did President Biden wear a "Trump 2024" hat?
According to the White House, it was a gesture of "bipartisan unity" during a solemn moment, as part of a friendly exchange with a Trump supporter.
How did social media react to Biden wearing the hat?
The brief moment with the hat sparked reactions on social media linked to the MAGA movement, with some suggesting that Biden was unaware of what the hat said.
What was the context of Biden's visit to Shanksville?
Biden was in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11 attacks and to speak about the country's need for bipartisan unity.