Trump Floats Theory About Hillary’s Hair: ‘Is That A Wig?’

Donald Trump's hair is swept aside by the wind, but stays stuck to his head. Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry Golf Course & Resort, Ayrshire, Scotland, Britain - 02 Jul 2014 Funny-haired US businessman Donald Trump ... Donald Trump's hair is swept aside by the wind, but stays stuck to his head. Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry Golf Course & Resort, Ayrshire, Scotland, Britain - 02 Jul 2014 Funny-haired US businessman Donald Trump was at his newly purchased Turnberry Golf Course and Resort Scottish links golf course with ever-doting Eastern European wife Melania Trump. Renamed Trump Turnberry, it brings the number of golf courses owned by the property magnate to 17. The businessman has already pledged GBP 100 million to renovate the hotel that overlooks the Turnberry course, which he bought last month, and he will discuss more developments during a visit to Ayrshire today. It is Mr Trump's second Scottish course, following on from his Aberdeenshire resort which opened in July 2012. Plans for a second golf course, club house and hotel on the same site remain on hold amid a bitter dispute over a proposed wind farm adjacent to the resort, involving Alex Salmond, the BBC and local protesters. (Rex Features via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Members of the conservative media got all lathered up Thursday morning after infamous hair-haver Donald Trump floated the idea that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s new hairstyle is evidence that she wears a wig.

Trump said during an appearance on conservative Mark Levin’s radio show on Wednesday it was “shocking to see” Clinton change her hairstyle.

After Levin asked Trump why the Democrats think Clinton appeals to voters, the Republican presidential contender responded: “Well, she has a new hairdo. Did you notice that today?”

Levin responded: “That’s called a wig.”

“Is that a wig?” Trump asked.

“I think it’s a wig, nothing personal. Look, I’m not against wigs, people can wear whatever they want,” said Levin, who is bald.

Trump, who’s nearly as famous for helmet-style hair – which he insists is natural – as he is for his real estate empire, ran with Levin’s wig theory.

“It’s OK. I’ll tell you what. It really was shocking to see it. Because, you’re right, it was massive. Her hair became massive,” he said.

After Levin warned the Republican with a laugh that he was “going to get in trouble” for the remarks, Trump said he didn’t care, because he’s someone who “tells the truth.”

He continued: “It was interesting to see, but I’ve never seen Hillary with that hairdo. I think that’s an OK thing to say. But it was very different, did you like it?”

Levin jokingly responded, “Don’t get me in trouble, now.”

Matt Drudge, founder of the blaring conservative aggregation site Drudge Report, seized on the hit for the site’s huge morning headline: “TRUMP: IS THAT A WIG?”

He also tweeted photos ( of Clinton’s hair with semi-coherent captions like “The Whig Party…” Drudge is notorious for deleting tweets, so here are a few screenshots:


The chatter prompted celebrity gossip magazine People to call up Clinton’s hairdresser to fact-check Trump’s claims. Santa Nikkels, owner of the Chappaqua, N.Y. salon where Clinton is a client, called the wig theory “ridiculous” and said Clinton “has the most amazing hair in the world.”

The remarks were par for the course from Trump, who has a long history of making unwelcome observations about women’s looks.

He has often praised his daughter Ivanka’s appearance, joking on more than one occasion that he would date her if she wasn’t his daughter.

Trump also found himself in hot water in September for mocking fellow Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s face, which became a flashpoint for critics of Trump’s record with women.

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  1. Hillary’s wig could eat this guy alive in a debate.

  2. Sadly, I clicked on this.

  3. LIMBO! How low can you go?

  4. George Washington wore a wig. Thomas Jefferson too.

  5. The GOP…is that going the way of the Whigs?

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