President Joe Biden shocked the Democratic Party when he wore a Trump MAGA 2024 hat after attending a 9/11 remembrance ceremony in Pennsylvania.
The incident occurred Wednesday, Sept. 11, while Biden visited with firefighters at a firehouse in Shanksville. Biden took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the town’s 9/11 memorial site for United Airlines Flight 93. The airliner crashed in a field near Shanksville after it was hijacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.
Cell phone video captured Biden putting on a resident’s red cap with the words “TRUMP 2024” on the front.
“Can I see that hat?” Biden asked a man. “You want my autograph?” the man asked Biden. “Hell no,” Biden responded, as other village residents laughed.
The man handed his hat to Biden as residents yelled, “Put it on!”
“I ain’t going that far,” Biden said. Seconds later, he put the Trump hat on, as residents cheered, “There it is!”
“I’m proud of you now, you old fart,” said the hat owner. “What?” asked Biden, seemingly confused by what the man called him.
A Secret Service agent — who was well aware of the bad optics of the MAGA hat — stepped forward.
Another Secret Service agent crossed in front of the camera as the video ended.
? FULL VIDEO: Joe Biden wears Trump MAGA Hat as crowd in Pennsylvania roars.
Biden asked for the red MAGA hat from a local and responded when the audience cheered for him to put it on.
“I’m proud of you now, you old fart!” says the owner of the MAGA hat.
Man, I love America: pic.twitter.com/76RiV8Pbky
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 11, 2024
The video quickly went viral online. Democrats tried to discredit the video as an AI-generated fake. But the White House confirmed the video’s authenticity.
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates immediately launched into damage control mode. He tweeted on Wednesday:
“At the Shanksville Fire Station, @POTUS spoke about the country’s bipartisan unity after 9/11 and said we needed to get back to that. 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. He briefly wore it.”
At the Shanksville Fire Station, @POTUS spoke about the country's bipartisan unity after 9/11 and said we needed to get back to that.
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. He briefly wore it. https://t.co/7VKZnkVMY7
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) September 11, 2024
Republicans claim Biden put on the cap as a diss toward his Vice President Kamala Harris, who debated former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night.
Joe Biden actually puts on, & wears a Donald Trump MAGA hat.
This bolsters Trump's statement that JOE BIDEN hates Kamala Harris behind the scenes.
I honestly would bet Biden Votes for Trump, or not at all.
(This was also reported 2-years ago)
pic.twitter.com/MTzEg69RHr— Michy E. Johnson ???? (@MichyZl9859) September 11, 2024
“At this point even Joe Biden is voting for President Trump,” joked Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on X (formerly Twitter).
Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris
Joe Biden, today — pic.twitter.com/G6ILEju92G
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) September 11, 2024
Joe Biden just put on a Trump 2024 campaign cap. This is not a joke… he really did. ? pic.twitter.com/p1XLFRamwR
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 11, 2024
