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​‘Buy American And Hire American’, But Trump’s Inauguration Hats Were Made In China ​

​‘Buy American And Hire American’, But Trump’s Inauguration Hats Were Made In China ​

Well this is awkward.

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During his inauguration speech on Friday, President Trump said: "We will follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American."

Pretty catchy soundbite - sounds very bigly.

We've heard it before from The Donald - he's promised to make America great again and put America first. The idea is that he doesn't want to give work to non-Americans at the cost of the people in The States, even if it's cheaper to get stuff made overseas.

But the inauguration hats he provided were made in China.

Um, whoops?


And it's not the only thing that was made in China - Trump's ties are made there too. Unsure if these are a best-seller to be honest but the 70-year-old businessman turned politician has a long history of getting his own products made overseas.

The billionaire business tycoon has railed against the Chinese "stealing" jobs from hardworking Americans, but he's been setting up factories there for years.

Seems a tad hypocritical, right?

Plenty of products with his name on them are made overseas - despite his arguments about how American products should be made in America. Late last year, we heard news that The Donald's daughter Ivanka is moving her shoe company from China, but not to the US - to a cheaper factory in Ethiopia.

She's made over 100,000 Ivanka Trump branded shoes - but not a single one in The States!

Is this a case of "do as I say" rather than "do as I do"? Or has Trump just forgotten about all his overseas ventures?

And before the butthurt get on at us, this is a list of established facts. We are reporting facts. Get over yourselves.

Words Laura Hamilton

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Topics: Donald Trump, China