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Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day hat has been pulled from his website
The hat featured a four-leaf clover instead of a shamrock.
A ST. PATRICK’S DAY themed ‘Make America Great Again’ hat being sold on Donald Trump’s website has been taken down after a glaring error was pointed out.
The green hat featured a four-leaf clover on the back rather than a shamrock, prompting a slew of criticism and jokes about “alternative facts”.
‘Official Team Trump’ tweeted a photo of that hat last week urging followers to “capture the luck of the Irish” by buying the hat.
The Republican Party’s official twitter account also tweeted a link to the merchandise.
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the hat had been withdrawn from the online store with a Trump spokesperson refusing to comment on why it was removed.
The original link also now directs to a 404 error page.
Although the hat is now gone, it sparked enough of a reaction for many to helpfully point out that a four-leaf clover is not the same as a shamrock.
As the New York Times put it, “A four-leaf clover is not a symbol of Ireland. It is just a plant.”.
T-shirt retailer Hair Baby out it a little more subtly.
- With reporting by DailyEdge.ie
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