President Trump Signed a Hat For a Kid, Then — You Guessed It — Promptly Threw It in the Air
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President Donald Trump is not having a great first Easter at the White House. During the annual Easter egg roll on April 17, Trump forgot to place his hand over his heart during the national anthem. Later on, Trump signed a kid's hat — only to then toss it into the crowd.
In a clip from Politico, you can hear someone asking Trump to sign his hat. Trump happily obliges before chucking it into the air. The crowd instantly shouts "No!" Needless to say, the kid's heart was probably heartbroken to see his hat thrown off so casually. You can watch the clip ahead.
The internet quickly reacted. Some thought it was funny.
@politico lol ya'll can pretend to be mad about this if ya'll want but this is funny as hell.
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) April 17, 2017
Most people thought it was rude.
@jtylerconway @Poohbearah Seems like it's mostly just a dick move, tbh
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) April 17, 2017
@politico What is wrong with him?
— Jocelyn Pennington (@jmpenn001) April 17, 2017
One person thought Trump just forgot whose hat it was.
@politico Looks like he literally forgot it was that kid's hat. Like he's that dumb, that self-absorbed, or that memory-impaired. Or all three.
— Kate Tuttle (@katekilla) April 17, 2017
However, a different video seems to show that Trump actually threw the hat back to the teen who asked for the autograph.
@politico Appears, in another angle, that he threw it back to the teen who handed it to him. https://t.co/LdEGQR7gvq
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) April 17, 2017
Either way, Trump of all people knows his approval numbers have already taken a beating during his first 100 days, and this doesn't help.