President Donald Trump appeared to debut new brown hair when he arrived at Morristown Municipal Airport on Friday for a Bedminster weekend, shocking the internet.
Trump’s hair looked several shades darker than the iconic golden blonde he is known for.
On Saturday, he golfed with Fox’s Bret Baier under a red “Trump was right about everything” hat, making the color hard to see.
The New York Post reports:
While Trump rarely messes with his iconic look, there is precedent for the move. Back in 2019, the president visited a church service in Virginia and debuted a new slicked-back hairstyle, somewhat similar to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) look.
That new hairdo disappeared quickly, and Trump was spotted later that day with his familiar look once again.
Even before his meteoric rise to the presidency, Trump’s hair had been the subject of widespread public speculation. Many suspected it was a wig or that he had some sort of scalp reduction procedure — something referenced in divorce proceedings from his late first wife.
During his 2016 campaign, the famously germaphobic Trump appeared on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and let the suspicious comedian muss up his hair to prove that it was indeed real.
Images of the darker locks quickly went viral across social media.
Journalist Aaron Rupar posted AFP/Getty frames and asked, “What is the world going on with Trump’s hair?”
what is the world is going on with Trump’s hair?
(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty) pic.twitter.com/T3DVSQZd2g
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 5, 2026
Yashar Ali wrote that he wouldn’t have believed the photos if he hadn’t pulled them from Getty himself.
The hair????
If I hadn’t pulled the photos from Getty Images myself, I wouldn’t have believed it. pic.twitter.com/8p7UlTNVAz
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 5, 2026
Of course, the usual suspects quickly accused the president of wearing a wig.
Leftist influencer Brian Krassenstein wrote, “There is NO WAY you can convince me that this is his real hair today, arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. NO WAY!”
There is NO WAY you can convince me that this is his real hair today arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. NO WAY!
Photo: Jim Watson/AFP pic.twitter.com/cTgoWNxWOg
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) September 5, 2026
It is unclear whether the color is actually different or just due to the way the light was hitting it.
Ad block users: Some site features may not work correctly while an ad blocker is enabled, because they break scripts and content this website depends on. If you can’t see comments below, for example, please disable your ad blocker.