PHOTOS: RNC attendees wear ear bandages ‘in solidarity' with Trump
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White patches on the ears of many in the crowd at the 2024 Republican National Convention marked a new trend for Trump's supporters as they donned makeshift ear bandages mimicking the one the former president wore throughout the Republican National Convention due to an ear injury he suffered during an assassination attempt over the weekend.
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 16: An attendee points to her “bandaged” ear on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 15: A person has a American flag bandaid on his ear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin – July 16: A delegate with a mock-bandage on his ear seen at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, on the second day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. Former President Donald Trump is set to be named the Republican presidential nominee during the convention after he was injured by a bullet in an assassination attempt on July 13 during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: A Donald Trump supporter and performer places a bandage over his ear in reference to Trump’s wound at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on the third day of the convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Security throughout downtown Milwaukee remains high following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend. Thousands of delegates, politicians and the Republican faithful are arriving into the traditionally Democratic city over the next few days for the annual convention which will conclude with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: Arizona delegate Stacy Goodman wears a ‘bandage’ on her ear on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: People wear “bandages” on their ears on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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A delegate wears an imitation ear bandage during the Republican National Convention (RNC) outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The RNC chairman warned against complacency when his party concludes its official nominating jamboree this week with polls predicting ex-President Donald Trump prevailing over President Joe Biden in the November election. Photographer: Vincent Alban/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON – JULY 17: An Arizona delegate wears an ear bandage in solidarity with Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in the Fiserv Forum on the third night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Wednesday July 17, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WI – JULY 17: An attendee wears a bandage on his ear in solidarity with former president Donald Trump during Day 3 of the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI. Former President Donald Trump is the Republican presidential candidate and will address the convention on Thursday. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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A delegate wears an imitation ear bandage during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The RNC chairman warned against complacency when his party concludes its official nominating jamboree this week with polls predicting ex-President Donald Trump prevailing over President Joe Biden in the November election. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: A person wearing a ‘bandage’ on his ear watches on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: A man wearing a cowboy hat has a “bandage” on his ear on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: People wear “bandages” on their ears as they watch on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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A delegate wears an imitation ear bandage during the Republican National Convention (RNC) outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The RNC chairman warned against complacency when his party concludes its official nominating jamboree this week with polls predicting ex-President Donald Trump prevailing over President Joe Biden in the November election. Photographer: Vincent Alban/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A delegate wears an imitation ear bandage during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The RNC chairman warned against complacency when his party concludes its official nominating jamboree this week with polls predicting ex-President Donald Trump prevailing over President Joe Biden in the November election. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 15: Rapper Forgiato Blow stands in the crowd on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party’s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
