Donald Trump Dons Stetson Cowboy Hat, Immediately Draws Comparisons to Ronald Reagan

Kicking off a ‘Made in America‘ policy-themed week, President Trump held a product showcase designed to highlight American-made products from all 50 states.

The Texas representative for the event was a favorite of numerous former presidents – the Stetson Hat Company.

So when the group encouraged the President to don one of their signature hats, the imagery immediately drew comparisons to a former great Republican president, Ronald Reagan.

It even earned Trump some cheers …

Via the Dallas News:

LBJ famously wore one. So did George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Dwight Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt.

President Donald Trump on Thursday donned a Stetson — the iconic Western hat made in Garland — at the White House “Made in America” showcase.

As part of the “America First” theme of Trump’s inauguration, the administration this week is featuring  U.S. manufacturing.  All 50 states were represented at the event, and Garland’s Stetson Hat Company was Texas’ representative.

Stetson traditionally makes a custom hat for each president. Here’s another former president sporting one such hat …

Who wears it better?

It’s the similarities between Trump and former President Ronald Reagan however, that has everyone talking.

Readers at the Conservative Treehouse also noted the similarities …

Here’s a great picture of President Reagan sporting his Stetson during a visit with former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev – in which he gave Gorbachev his own hat.

An excerpt from the book “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime”:

Gorbachev and his wife Raisa traveled to Rancho del Cielo, Reagan’s mountaintop ranch northwest of Santa Bar-bara, to have lunch and talk about the good old days. Nancy Reagan re-members it as a happy time. On Sunday, May 3, Reagan took Gorbachev for a spin around the 688-acre ranch in a Jeep with the license plate, “GIP-PER,” and the Reagans gave white cowboy hats to their guests. Gorbachev put his on backwards. Pictures show Reagan, too polite to correct him in front of photographers, staring at Gorbachev’s hat with a bemused look. Gorbachev seemed not to notice or care.

Such a great story!

Here is the personalized inscription on President Trump’s hat:

Which former President do you think wore the Stetson hat better? Tell us your thoughts below!

34 thoughts on “Donald Trump Dons Stetson Cowboy Hat, Immediately Draws Comparisons to Ronald Reagan”

  1. Reagan wore it best, but Obama wore it worst. He looks like a big dufus in it. It was either too small for him, or the camera was at a bad angle. I definitely did NOT like it on him! Maybe it’s because MANLY men were these, not little foo foo sissies!

  2. Right on, Philip, right on!! The Village people called: they are missing one weirdo but they don’t want it back. Oh wait, he was voted out of the island for being too corrupt.

  3. I say this with no malice but it appears that Obama was race conscious in everything he did. He sported the stetson in black, thinking of his heritage I suppose.

  4. I say this with no malice but it appears that Obama was race conscious in everything he did. He sported the stetson in black, thinking of his heritage I suppose.

  5. I say this with no malice but it appears that Obama was race conscious in everything he did. He sported the stetson in black, thinking of his heritage I suppose.

  6. It appears that Ronald Reagan was born with a Stetson on his head. It’s a vital part of him. As I look at Trump ,yes he does bring back fond memories of our beloved Ronald Reagan. I hope he too will adopt the stetson on many more occasions.

  7. Reagan wore it best, but Obama wore it worst. He looks like a big dufus in it. It was either too small for him, or the camera was at a bad angle. I definitely did NOT like it on him! Maybe it’s because MANLY men were these, not little foo foo sissies!

    1. Right on, Philip, right on!! The Village people called: they are missing one weirdo but they don’t want it back. Oh wait, he was voted out of the island for being too corrupt.

  8. It appears that Ronald Reagan was born with a Stetson on his head. It’s a vital part of him. As I look at Trump ,yes he does bring back fond memories of our beloved Ronald Reagan. I hope he too will adopt the stetson on many more occasions.

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