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A group of Trump supporters wearing bandages over their right ears at the 2024 RNC.

Trump Supporters Wearing Ear Bandages

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Trump Supporters Wearing Ear Bandages refers to a trend of Donald Trump fans and supporters wearing white gauze bandages over their right ears in imitation of the former President following the assassination attempt against him in mid-July 2024 in which a bullet grazed his ear. The practice was widely discussed and memed, particularly around the 2024 Republican National Convention, with many online and in the media seeing it as a concerning type of semi-religious devotion to Trump. The trend is also notably similar to the phenomenon of Trump supporters wearing diapers.

Origin

Donald Trump was shot in the ear on July 13th, 2024, during a rally in Pennsylvania. He arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee the next week, on July 16th, wearing a large, rectangular bandage over his right ear.

The next night, on July 17th, journalists captured images and videos of convention attendees wearing bandages in imitation of Trump. Outlets like The Hill, The Washington Post, CBS News and AFP talked to dozens of Trump supporters wearing various forms of bandages.[1]

On July 18th, 2024, The Hill posted a video (seen below) of people wearing bandages at the convention, which received over 49 million views and 6,300 likes in a day.[2] Reportedly, the trend started with the Arizona delegation and then spread to delegates from other states.[4]


Spread

Many posters and commenters compared the fashion trend to a form of religious devotion. For example, X user @dumbmailguy posted on July 18th, 2024 (seen below), comparing the practice to the Christian rite of Ash Wednesday, earning over 23,000 likes in a day.[3]


extremely pleasant mail delivery guy @dumbmailguy This is like Ash Wednesday for people who have never had a library card. Leticia Rodríguez @letirgar Jul 18 • What's happening with this ppl? Jeez Americans are so weird. BBC NEWS • 10:18 PM ⚫ Jul 18, 2024 1.1M Views 75 1.4K 2024 MAKE 45-47 GREAT 22K 327 ↑ <]

Others criticized the ear bandages from a political angle, including X user @wideofthepost who earned 658,000 likes in one day on July 17th for comparing the willingness of Trump delegates to wear bandages to the unwillingness (among some) to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, earning over 658,000 likes in one day (seen below).[5]


austerity is theft @wideofthepost • Jul 17 oh, but you guys couldn't wear a f------ mask in the grocery store for 15 minutes • The Hill @thehill Jul 17 WATCH: RNC delegates sport bandages on right ear after Trump assassination attempt 0:30 IC2024 7.6K t 70K 655K 17M

This theme of comparing the ear bandage as a marker of partisan allegiance to the face mask was also present in posting about the ear bandages on Truth Social, such as the post (seen below) by user @DougBillings, which received over 100 likes in a day on July 17th, 2024.[6]


Doug Billings @DougBillings · 23h Liberals: "The ear bandage is ridiculous." 942 112 ↑ • • • 00:50:22 01:12:57

Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers

Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers and Real Men Wear Diapers refer to a political phenomenon of Donald Trump and MAGA supporters championing the former President wearing adult diapers at Trump 2024 rallies and protests, using the catchphrase "Real Men Wear Diapers," which appears on T-shirts, banners and flags. Another prevalent slogan was "Diapers Over Dems." Some MAGA supporters even wore adult diapers with Trump's face on them at the rallies. The phenomenon was widely documented in mid-2024, following a viral post from the blog Dispatches From Trumpland that included photographs from a Pennsylvania Trump Rally. The photos and memes spread on Twitter / X in May 2024.



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Mitten d'Amour @Mitten DAmour Jul 18 When historians talk of a king having a lisp or going bald and all the courtiers proudly adopting it as 'fashion', we think them quite daft and archaic and yet here we are. Quite mad. Leticia Rodríguez @letirgar Jul 18 What's happening with this ppl? Jeez Americans are so weird. BBC NEWS MAKE A 45-47 GREA 2024 105 12K 109K 1.6M Sophia Smith Galer @sophiasgaler⚫ Jul 18 I used to be a religion reporter. This is hardcore mimesis. Catholics imitate/emulate the suffering of Christ. Trump supporters here are imagining themselves as also suffering from his wounds. Incredible video. Jamie Bartlett @JamieJBartlett • Jul 18 Humans always do something you don't expect 0:35 CE A 69 812 5K ill 388K ↑ Jo @JoJoFromJerz⚫ Jul 17 In the history of stupid f------ cults, this one is the f------ stupidest. The Hill @thehill Jul 17 • WATCH: RNC delegates sport bandages on right ear after Trump assassination attempt 0:31 RICA GDw AGAIN 7.5K 52K 345K 12M


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External References

[1] Axios – In photos Trump bandage newest fashion trend at RNC

[2] X – The Hill

[3] X – @dumbmailguy

[4] National Post – Republicans wear white bandages to show support for Trump ahead of speech

[5] X – @wideofthepost

[6] X – @DougBillings

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