Since US President Trump entered politics, his hair has been a focal point of attention for the American public. Americans who oppose Trump have been looking for various details to question the authenticity of his signature golden hair.
These statements infuriated Trump greatly, and he took to the stage recently to address this issue. According to a report by the US newspaper The Hill on September 3rd, Trump spoke at a dinner party at the White House Rose Garden on September 2nd. Using his own experience during windy weather as an example, he denied that he had ever worn a wig.
Trump described the severe weather he experienced in 2024. At that time, he was attending a campaign rally for Republican U.S. Senator Bernie Moeleon of Ohio and spoke to supporters. Trump said that the fierce wind that day was “the worst weather I have ever experienced,” and “perhaps only a hurricane that hit Florida can be compared to it.”
Trump recalled, “I walked to the podium, and the wind was extremely strong. Over the years, people have always said that I wore a wig. I suffered from this kind of gossip all along. But I didn’t wear a wig. That night, they realized that I wasn’t wearing a wig. Because if you were wearing a wig, it definitely wouldn’t stay on your head for too long.”
Trump emphasized that the wind that day was so strong that the microphones were blown away by the wind. He said, "The microphones—with wonderful speeches prepared on them—were suddenly blown off the stage. They were carried away 50 yards away, which is equivalent to half a field's length. By the time I reached the stage, the microphones were nowhere to be found."
According to the details described by Trump, the rally took place on March 16, 2024, near Dayton International Airport in Ohio, USA. American media indeed reported that there was "strong wind" at the rally site at that time.
However, the newspaper pointed out that this incident does not seem to provide any evidence for Trump's claims. According to photos from the scene, Trump wore a iconic red baseball cap while attending the rally, which means that even if the strong wind was sufficient to blow away the wig, Trump would have been unaffected.
March 16, 2024: Trump attended a campaign event in Ohio, USA, wearing a red baseball cap. The Washington Post
There is once again controversy regarding Trump's hair on American social media, related to a photo taken during his speech at a resort in Las Vegas on August 5. Some Americans noticed that his hair had changed—from sparse, light golden hair the day before to thicker strawberry blonde hair. The next day after his speech, his hair returned to its original state.
In early August this year, Trump’s changes in hair. Daily Beast Magazine
Since Trump's first run for the presidency, whether he wears a hairpiece has become a point of controversy. At one campaign rally in 2015, Trump, while pulling at his own hair, emphasized, "I’m not wearing a hairpiece; that’s my real hair. I swear. It’s simply crazy." At that time, Trump also invited a supporter onto the stage to touch his hair.
In 2016, when Trump appeared on the NBC show “Jimmy Fallon,” there was a memorable moment: he asked host Jimmy Fallon to mess up his hair to prove that it wasn’t a wig.
In 2016, Jimmy Fallon messed up Trump’s hair during a program. Video screenshot
However, Trump's actions have not been able to silence the doubts. The Daily Beast commented that after his trip to Las Vegas once again sparked controversy regarding his hair, Trump tried to clear himself. But the examples he cited at the White House dinner were not convincing enough to dispel the speculation among the public.
