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Trump-style ear bandages are new trend at Republican National Convention
The four-day convention will culminate with Trump formally accepting the party's nomination for the president ticket.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump with a bandaged ear after he was injured in an assassination attempt, and supporters and attendees wearing bandages over their ears in tribute to Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024 and July 17, 2024. / REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz, Andrew Kelly, Marco Bello, Brian Snyder, and Mike Segar/File Photo
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, a fashion trend with a difference has emerged: fake ear bandages, donned by attendees as a symbolic gesture of support for Donald Trump.
Trump has appeared at the convention wearing a large bandage where a would-be assassin's bullet grazed his right ear at a rally on July 13.
"We're helping President Trump set a new fashion statement," said Arizona delegate Susan Ellsworth. "We're standing in solidarity with him for his wound. And we just want him to know how much we love him."
The four-day convention will culminate with a prime-time address by Trump on July 19, when he formally accepts the party's nomination to face Democrat Joe Biden in a rematch of their 2020 race.
Delegate Michael Schafer, sporting a bandage taped to his right ear, said the trend was not quite the same as the ubiquitous red "Make America Great Again" hat.
"I think it's something that's of the moment," he said.
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