What happened there?

Biden with Trump cap at memorial service

Some might think that President Joe Biden simply put on the wrong hat by mistake.(Bild: twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom)

Is US President Joe Biden now switching sides? Footage from an event to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, gives rise to this assumption. In any case, Donald Trump's team has already thanked him for his "support". But appearances are deceptive.

The video of a smiling Joe Biden wearing a red cap with the inscription "Trump 2024" in a fire station spread like wildfire on social media. But how did it come about? At a 9/11 memorial event in front of firefighters in Shanksville (Pennsylvania), the head of state met a die-hard Trump supporter, who was of course also wearing the matching outfit, including a red cap.

Trump supporter to Biden: "I'm proud of you"
Biden got involved in a conversation with the older gentleman, the two joked around about their old age and suddenly they persuaded each other to swap caps. "Do you want my autograph too?" asked the Trump fan, accompanied by laughter from the others present. The president declined, but then tried on the red cap. "I'm proud of you!" commented his counterpart.

A little later, the White House said that Biden had accepted the offer "in the spirit of unity" on this important day in the USA. Biden also met Trump in person that day at the traditional ceremony at which the names of the victims of terrorism are read out. Vice President Kamala Harris was also present.