President Joe Biden briefly sported a Donald Trump 2024 hat while visiting a Shanksville, Pa., fire station in what the White House said was a show of unity on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
“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,” White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates posted 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. He briefly wore it.”
Biden put on the hat during a meeting with community members that was closed to the press. A photo of the moment quickly went viral among Republicans, including some who used it to attack Biden's mental sharpness and his support for Vice President Harris.
“BREAKING: Kamala did so bad in last night's debate, Joe Biden just put on a Trump hat,” the Trump campaign's rapid reaction team posted on X.
“Thanks for the support, Joe!” the campaign added in a separate post.
“What's Happening?” senior Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita posted on X.
Biden, Harris, Trump, and GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) all attended a Sept. 11 memorial event in New York City on Wednesday morning. Trump and Harris were seen shaking hands hours after their televised debate in Philadelphia.
Biden ended his reelection bid in late July and has since been replaced by Vice President Harris, who is locked in a neck-and-neck campaign with Trump.
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The Repubs are off their rails. The Dems are off their rails. I don’t like either candidate. Nothing new there..I didn’t 4 years ago either.
Why *DON’T* we do as Mr. Biden stated..Become unified again. Our Country is the laughing stock of the world.
These 2 parties are destroying Our Country. I blame each, equally.
Respectfully submitted…..