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“Trump has a weave!!” former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a noted Trump critic who backed his impeachment, tweeted Thursday afternoon. Kinzinger made the comment while reposting a photo from the Democratic Party’s official X account showing Trump’s seemingly thinner hair in the recent past.
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Tangent
Trump called Canada “nasty” during the speech and said the longtime ally had “nasty leadership.” The president has shown increased ire toward the country amid trade frictions, threatening to expand tariffs against Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have been “nasty” and said, “We are in the middle of a tariff war with the Americans.”
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Key Background
Trump, 80, has long denied wearing wigs, and has occasionally poked fun at speculation about his hair. In an appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show in 2016, Trump allowed the host to rustle his hair. “The answer is yes,” Trump said of whether Fallon could touch his hair, “but the people in New Hampshire where I’m going to be in about an hour from now—I hope they’re going to understand.” Trump acknowledged a bald spot in 2018, telling attendees at a Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, “I try like hell to hide the bald spot, folks. I work at it.” Speculation about a wig has seemingly increased as the president has aged and his hair has thinned, with public appearances over the years where his hair is blown by the wind becoming fodder for jokes about it.
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