Why Are Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers? The 'Real Men Wear Diapers' Phenomenon Explained

Donald Trump supporters are wearing MAGA-themed diapers at Trump 2024 rallies, reading "Real Men Wear Diapers" on them. Seriously.

Fans of the Republican candidate and Former U.S. President have repurposed the rumor that he wears diapers. They're fully embracing the embarrassing hearsay by purchasing a new line of diaper-focused merch at Trump rallies. As the rest of the world has discovered this stinky phenomenon, it has a lot of people in stitches.

So, like, why are Trump supporters wearing diapers? Where did the "Real Men Wear Diapers" catchphrase come from? Plus, who started the "Trump wears diapers" rumor anyway? Let's explain.

Who Started The 'Trump Wears Diapers' Rumor?

The rumor notably started in 2018, when former Celbrity Apprentice employee Noel Casler alleged that Trump consumed a diet of Adderall, hard drugs and fast food that wreaked havoc on his bowels, rendering them uncontrollable. As a result, Casler purported that Trump wore diapers as far back as the '90s.

More recently, it was alleged that Trump was passing gas and smelt terrible while in court for his hush money trial. Although it's unconfirmed, the rumor has gained viral spread on Twitter / X, reminiscent of an old 2020 clip of the late Dianne Feinstein allegedly sitting in the Former President's cloud.

Let us all never forget the time Dianne Feinstein had to pretend she didn’t hear Trump fart pic.twitter.com/9LrDtulu2Q

— ALBΞRT MacGloan (@AlbertMacGloan) August 30, 2020

When Did Trump Supporters Start Wearing Diapers?

Trump supporters started wearing diapers this year in anticipation of the 2024 election cycle, pinning the two oldest Presidential candidates ever in U.S. history against each other.

In late February, an X user posted the first-known photo of MAGA-heads rocking "Real Men Wear Diapers" merch, likely created by some nifty salesman looking for a quick, cheeky buck.

Last month, a little-known blog called Dispatches From Trumpland shared a short piece that had photos from a Trump rally in North Carolina. There, they captured people in "Real Men Wear Diapers" merch, including women wearing Trump-themed diapers over their skinny jeans. The image was quickly meme'd on Facebook.

A week later, Dispatches From Trumpland posted another piece including photos from a Pennsylvania Trump rally. People were again wearing Trump diaper merch. Whoever these salesmen are, they seem omnipresent across the red states

Why Are Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers?

By wearing diapers and pushing diaper-related slogans, these Republicans are reclaiming the damning rumor that their candidate can't go potty. It's a simple logic and seemingly effective because all of the people in these photos look happy in their new clothes.

Objectively, wearing diapers is embarrassing. For many outsiders witnessing this phenomenon, "Trump supporters wearing diapers" sounds like a psyop humiliation ritual orchestrated by a cult leader.

Through memes and viral posts, outsiders are expressing this feeling. Plus, many think that the slogan "Real Men Wear Diapers" is odd considering that Brandon has faced his own diaper rumors.

No matter, MAGA is embracing diaper culture. It's already started. And, considering the media's track record, which guessed that his escalator ride was just a whole bunch of hoopla, shameless diaper-wearers might be the factor that takes Trump over Biden this year.




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For the full history of Trump supporters wearing diapers, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.