Donald Trump ripped for behavior at dignified transfer: ‘Take your (expletive) hat off’
Donald Trump was at Dover Air Force Base Saturday for the dignified transfer of the six United States service members killed in Kuwait, and … well, there were some folks who felt like the President didn’t handle himself in a very dignified manner.
The issue?
Well, as others bowed their heads, Trump did not appear to do so. Also, he wore a white USA baseball cap that he did not take off during the ceremony.
“This fool has ABSOLUTELY no sense of dignity of appreciation for the moment,” former RNC chairman Michael Steele wrote on X while sharing a photo of Trump with his hat on. “It is called the Dignified Transfer for a reason. Take your (expletive) hat off.”
“Trump just wore a campaign hat to a dignified transfer for fallen U.S. soldiers that were killed during his Iranian blunder,’ Chris D. Jackson wrote on X. “These are the same people who spent week attacking Biden for briefly glancing at his watch. The hypocrisy is absolute. There is no bottom for these people.”
“Disgraceful that Trump is wearing a white baseball hat at the dignified transfer,” Blue Georgia wrote on X.
“The president of the United States has a baseball cap on during a dignified transfer of six American service members who were killed in war with Iran,” another wrote on X. “He couldn’t even be bothered to take his (expletive) hat off. Donald Trump is a deplorable, callous piece of (expletive).”
“Obama not wearing a tie into the Oval Office was a days long scandal,” Scary Lawyerguy wrote on X. “Trump wearing a (expletive) baseball hat while dead US soldiers were taken off a plane at Dover AFB and it’s crickets.”
There were plenty more comments like that. It will be interesting to see if the President is asked about the hat and the reaction to it.
The soldiers killed in action were Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens and Sgt. Declan Coady.
Donald Trump appears to be selling dignified transfer hats and they aren’t cheap
Donald Trump showed up to Saturday’s dignified transfer of the first six U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran sporting a white USA hat that he didn’t remove.
There were folks who didn’t like that.
Then the President went golfing on Sunday in the same style of white USA hat while the United States announced the death of a seventh serviceman in the war with Iran.
There were some folks who really didn’t like that.
And among the insults hurled at the President was that the hat was part of a marketing campaign. He was accused, among other things, of just trying to make quick buck. And, while there is no evidence that is the case, that white USA hat does not appear to be military issued.
In fact, anyone can get one because Trump is indeed selling them or at least one that looks a whole heck of a lot like the one he wore for the ceremony. If you want one of the caps, though, it won’t come cheap.
The USA 45-47 hat is currently listed on the Trump Organization’s store for a whopping $55.
And there is currently a note on the listing that reads, “Due to high demand, this hat may take an additional 7-10 days to process then ship.” So, whether the President was, in fact, trying to market the hat or not, it appears that the controversial cap is now highly desired.
This comes as Trump was blistered on social media for wearing it through the dignified transfer.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered his take from the “Governor Newsom Press Office” account on X after sharing Rapid Response 47’s video of the service.
“Take your hat off, you disgusting little man,” he wrote.
“This fool has ABSOLUTELY no sense of dignity of appreciation for the moment,” former RNC chairman Michael Steele wrote on X while sharing a photo of Trump with his hat on. “It is called the Dignified Transfer for a reason. Take your (expletive) hat off.”
“Trump just wore a campaign hat to a dignified transfer for fallen U.S. soldiers that were killed during his Iranian blunder,’ Chris D. Jackson wrote on X. “These are the same people who spent week attacking Biden for briefly glancing at his watch. The hypocrisy is absolute. There is no bottom for these people.”
“Disgraceful that Trump is wearing a white baseball hat at the dignified transfer,” Blue Georgia wrote on X.
