The president let off some steam from waging an unauthorized war and unleashing Truth Social tirades by playing dress-up in his gold-laden Oval Office.
Trump met with the 2025 World Champions of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) on Friday. During the meeting, the cowboy hat company Resistol, the official hat for the PRCA, presented the president with a pricey piece of headwear.
The exchange was captured on video and posted to X by White House communications advisor Margo Martin. In the clip, a company representative presented the president with a $10,000 Resistol 1776 hat, a limited edition accessory commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
In the video, the representative tells the president that the hat is his size, so Trump tries it on, eliciting cheers from his visitors. Before Trump puts the hat on, the representative tells the room that the words of the Constitution line the hat, drawing a round of “oohs.”
“As the Official Hat of the PRCA, Resistol was honored to present the President a Resistol 1776 hat, alongside the 2025 PRCA World Champions,” the company later said in a Facebook post.
Trump has been scrutinized for his expensive taste, including his eye-watering $400 million White House ballroom project. Naturally, he’d be drawn to this hat, which combines two of his top priorities: gold and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The Resistol 1776 is adorned with a 10K gold American flag pin encrusted with a single diamond. It has a second 10k gold band slider with 13 diamonds representing the original colonies. The liner is printed with the preamble for the U.S. Constitution. There are only 250 hats available, and Trump received the first one.
People weren’t thrilled about the cowboy cosplay, with some critics voicing their disdain on X.
“Now the term mad hatter seems perfect,” one person wrote on X.
“People can’t afford gas, but are supposed to be hyped he wore a hat,” another said.