'It's made in Vietnam!' At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Fri Jan 20, 2017 | 6:34pm EST

'It's made in Vietnam!' At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many

By Melissa Fares and Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON

One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to "buy American and hire American."

It was a moment rich in irony.

Many of those supporters were sporting Trump's trademark red "Make America Great Again" baseball caps that were made in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh.

Some were horrified when they discovered their Trump hats were foreign made.

Rob Walker, 44, who had driven to Washington from Georgia with his wife Abby, 36, had stopped at a truck stop on the way to buy a "Make America Great Again" cap.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-hats-idUSKBN1542YL

[Jacob Boehme]

1. We, ah say we've been hornswoggled!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Well, anybody who was paying attention knew this about 2 years ago...

[Thrill]

3. Horrified why? He showed he was full shit on this during the campaign

When his suits, shirts, etc.... were made in foreign countries. Dumbasses

[hollowdweller]

4. seems misleading

If you read the article it says the ones Trump sells are made in US.

When I saw the title I thought it meant the actual Trump campaign hats were made overseas.

[MiniMe]

5. An understandable mistake since tRump's entire clothing line is made overseas

[jmg257]

6. Ha hope he didn't buy anything on the streets

I saw 1 "official merchandise" tent, rest were all typical street vendors with foreign goods.