Donald Trump wore a MAGA hat during a speech he gave in support of Bernie Marino.
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
Press photographs from the March 16, 2024 Dayton-area rally supporting Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno reportedly show Trump wearing a red MAGA baseball cap, which supports the claim.
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… In, but Trump said, no, no, it's, it's, you know, it's not a wig, and, you know, that was a very, very stormy, windy night, and my hair didn't blow off, while his hair didn't blow off, because when we got the photos of the film, in fact, he was wearing a, ah, one of his MAGA hats, which was pulled firmly down and probably velcroed around the back to his head. The patches are, you know, they're stuck with some kind of paste, um, so they're, they're pretty secure, but also just the fact if Trump says it's not a wig, which reminded me of, remember Nixon saying, saying, I am not a crook, um, and, um, you know, it …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. An Independent-based report says press photographs from the Buckeye Values PAC rally for Bernie Moreno show Trump wearing a red MAGA baseball cap that day.[1]
Context. The rally was a speech in support of Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno, held near Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024, which matches the claim's event.[1][2]
Context. Coverage of the claim (e.g., the AOL report) mainly repeats Wolff's assertion about the hat and adds no independent record, so it is not corroboration.[3]
Context. Sources spell the candidate's name 'Moreno' while the claim and post say 'Marino'; the same speech appears in the transcript and AdImpact ad with 'Marino', so the name variance is treated as a transcription issue rather than a different event.[1][2][4]
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- 1Trump attempts to dispel speculation about his hair with rally anecdote that does not quite add upinkl.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2🇺🇸 Donald Trump | Full subtitled speech at historic MAGA rally in Madison Square Garden, New Yorkyoutube.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3Donald Trump's 'wig' secret exposed as author says bizarre item is kept close to himaol.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Creative Alert - AdImpacthost2.adimpact.com · not rated · cited for: context
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