Listen to Story The US has a new fashion accessory, and it is not ripped jeans or a baseball cap. It is an ear bandage. The Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, appeared with a white bandage on his right ear after the assassination attempt on him.
The bullet hit his right ear. His supporters have since worn ear bandages on their right ears, coloured white, in a show of support for him. This fashion accessory has become a political accessory.
It is a constant reminder to his supporters of his close brush with death and his defiance. Trump's first appearance after the assassination attempt on him was at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He had a bandage on his ear from the bullet wound during an attempt on his life during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
"I’m not supposed to be here; I’m supposed to be dead," he told the New York Post on his way to the Milwaukee convention . At the convention, he would be greeted by several supporters with bandages on their ears. The delegates and supporters had gathered at a Milwaukee convention, Wisconsin, to select Trump as the Republican nominee for the US elections.
Trump's approval ratings soared to an all-time high after he survived the assassin's bullets. He emerged alive and defiant, a bandage on the ear, being a constant reminder of his lucky escape. The ear bandages are being called the newest fashion trend in the US.
“Everybody in the world is going to be wearing these pretty soon.
