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Biden dons Trump MAGA cap while visiting 9/11 memorial service

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">While attending the 9&sol;11 memorial services in Pennsylvania&comma; President Biden briefly donned a red Trump MAGA cap&period;&nbsp&semi; It was a photo op moment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">As one can expect&comma; the left-wing press largely ignored it&period;  Biden would have been on a serial loop throughout the left-wing media sphere had he been licking an ice cream cone&period;  But the political atmosphere is too charged with progressive animosity to allow even for a bit of lighthearted humor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Perhaps they feared that folks back home would not see Biden’s antics as lighthearted&comma; but as lightheaded&period;&nbsp&semi; Or perhaps they fear that folks seeing the photo might think that Biden is now backing Trump&period;&nbsp&semi; That is because those on the left see those on the other side as mindless idiots&period;&nbsp&semi; Furthermore&comma; progressives are not known for their sense of humor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Biden wound up wearing the Trump cap because he was given it by a Trump supporter among the family members attending the service&period;&nbsp&semi; Those in attendance got the joke – and seemed to appreciate it as seen in the applause and the round of laughter&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi; So did Biden&comma; who flashed a major grin as he posed with the Trump headgear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The White House communication office issued a quick explanation&comma; lest voters be fooled into believing that Biden was endorsing Trump&period;  Of course&comma; folks who can believe that riots are insurrections &&num;8230&semi; that American democracy ends &lpar;if not the world&rpar; if Trump wins &&num;8230&semi; or that half the American public are democracy-hating morons&&num;8230&semi; can believe damn near anything&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Personally&comma; I thought it was very funny&period;&nbsp&semi; I know that Biden was hamming it up for the laugh – and good for him&period;&nbsp&semi; Not everything political needs to be humorless&period;&nbsp&semi; After all&comma; the entire 2024 election is shaping up as a television sitcom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">It was a small moment&comma; but kind of fun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">So&comma; there &OpenCurlyQuote;tis<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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