White House 'merch room' sparks controversy with 'Trump 2028' caps: How netizens reacted?

Donald Trump continues to put his personal touch on the White House, with a miniature MAGA merch store set up in the West Wing.

And one of the items seen in the gift shop got the internet worried this week.

Following Donald Trump hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House this week, in order to advance peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, one particular detail caught netizen’s eye.

Pictures revealed that Trump had set up his very gift shop in a corner of the West Wing, to better peddle his MAGA merchandise.

This isn’t the first store at the White House, as it had an official one for visitors since 1950. Despite the fact that, Trump’s MAGA corner is a new addition.

In the recent past, Trump was seen showing off his collection to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, who was in the U.S. earlier this month to sign an agreement with the Armenian leader to end their decades-long conflict.

Eagle-eyed netizens has noticed cufflinks, scarves, water bottles and more red caps, including one that read “Trump Was Right About Everything” and "Trump 2028.”

The merch room went viral when a Trump aide, Margo Martin, shared a snap of the President proudly showing off the area to the world leaders this week, with one such particular hat that now has been making waves online, “4 More Years” when seen by Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron.

However, it wasn’t clear what was their initial reaction was to the hat displaying “4 More Years,” but internet jumped in.

Let’s find out what’s the buzz about hat "Trump 2028"

Netizens reacted to it calling the move “beyond tacky” and “embarrassing”.

One X user commented: “Imagine if Churchill went to the U.S. during WW2, trying to defend against a shared opponent…And they stopped for a merch flex break!”

Trump’s recent display of "Trump 2028” merchandise, including caps and hats, has sparked speculation about his potential run for a third term as U.S. President.

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Despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which limits a president to two terms meaning Trump will be ineligible to stand again at the next election, Trump stated in March that there were “methods” to surpass the Constitutional restriction.