The president loves to drape himself in the flag, but one flag on a recent piece of his merchandise is a couple of stars short.
Jezebel noticed that a 250th Anniversary hat available at the official Trump Store, priced at $55, features only 48 stars on its American flag.
“It’s almost too on-the-nose for a president who has made hyper-patriotism central to both his political identity and merch empire to fumble basic American symbolism. We’d love to know which two states Trump decided to excommunicate from the republic. Our money is on California and New York!,” Jezebel wrote.
Trump’s $55 ‘Patriotic’ Hats Are Missing Two States, Because MAGA Math Is Hard https://t.co/g5mcK5dFFq pic.twitter.com/tJPStQwDNf
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) May 28, 2026
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“The hats themselves are essentially a checklist of patriotic clip-art: a bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and Mount Rushmore,” the Jezebel account said. “Honestly, it’s a little surprising Trump didn’t replace Teddy Roosevelt with himself—though the presidents do appear rendered in a suspiciously Trumpian shade of golden blond.”
And it wasn’t the first time this month that mistake had been made.
The same hats were featured earlier this week at a Trump-led cabinet meeting at Camp David.
President Trump kicks off 12th Cabinet meeting. There’s new merch. Each cabinet member has one of these hats and a challenge coin pic.twitter.com/a5wq0WKW9t
— Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) May 27, 2026
“A few days ago, the UFC posted a promo photo for the upcoming White House cage fight event planned for Trump’s birthday weekend. The AI-generated rendering shows the South Lawn transformed into a massive UFC arena, complete with an octagon in the center, military-style pageantry, marching bands, giant floodlights, and crowds packed into temporary stadium seating,” Jezebel said.
Social media users had comments on this.
The flag on the front of the cap placed behind the landmarks appears to have only 48 stars, rather than 50, to represent all the States.
The 250 cap also has “TRUMP” printed on the rear. https://t.co/Mdz8j0tBPg pic.twitter.com/v5Sx2Gfplp
There was a critical design flaw in the new $55 MAGA caps.
https://t.co/dFmSiy1wGg— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 28, 2026
Jaw-Dropping Error Exposed in Trump’s New Merch
Always grifting… https://t.co/ongceGhHBj— Dean P (@deansdizzy) May 28, 2026
— MMLady (@LadyBleuLady) May 28, 2026
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