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<\/p>\nBy ANDREA ILLAN<\/p>\n
Most of the American public will remember when then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton referred to a portion of President Donald Trump\u2019s supporters as a \u201cbasket of deplorables\u201d during the 2016 presidential race.<\/p>\n
More than one year after this happened, the incident is neither talked about nor mentioned in the news anymore. Trump Jr\u2019s outfit choice on Easter changed this.<\/p>\n
Rather than the traditional American flag pin that politicians and political figures wear to these sorts of events, the president\u2019s eldest son chose to wear a golden pin of the American flag with the word \u201cdeplorable\u201d over it.<\/p>\n
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None of the main news sources have commented on the issue but online magazines Esquire <\/em>and The Root <\/em>both published brief content on the matter.<\/p>\n Esquire<\/em>\u2019s take was one of comedy towards the matter. The article ridicules Trump Jr. by referring to his choice to do this as \u201cprofoundly stupid,\u201d \u201cdumb\u201d and \u201cunfit for the situation.\u201d On the other hand, The Root<\/em>\u2019s article takes an angrier approach and comments on the situation with profane language.<\/p>\n Both analyses of Trump\u2019s choice are mostly superficial and miss the real problem with the president\u2019s son wearing a pin that says \u201cdeplorable\u201d on it.<\/p>\n By choosing to do this, Trump Jr. adds to the image of immaturity that has been linked with the public image of his father. Further, it raises questions about the motive behind the action. Was it meant to be a joke? Or did he wear it as a reminder of the 2016 victory to President Trump\u2019s adversaries? Was he referring to himself as a \u201cdeplorable\u201d individual?<\/p>\n Only Donald Trump Jr. can answer these questions. Regardless, this behavior is should not be acceptable for the presidential family and should have been picked up by more mainstream news outlets.<\/p>\n Both online articles can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/style\/mens-fashion\/a19665174\/donald-trump-jr-deplorable-pin\/<\/a> and\u00a0https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/donald-trump-jr-wore-a-deplorable-lapel-pin-because-he-1824274742<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By ANDREA ILLAN Most of the American public will remember when then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton referred to a portion of President Donald Trump\u2019s supporters as a \u201cbasket of deplorables\u201d during the 2016 presidential race. More than one year after this … Continue reading