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The truth behind Trump’s wrap around, stuff-and-fluff, wild hairdo is somehow stranger than meets the eye.

It’s no surprise thatthe history behind Trump’s particular hairstylecontains more superstition than science.

Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office in Washington, DC (2025)

And, of course, there is his ever-present and utterly confounding hairstyle.

Unearthedthrowback pics reveal that Trump has been insecure about his hair for much, much longerthan most realized.

Perhaps this is why the MAGA hat has become such a ubiquitous staple for Trump and his fawning fans.

Split image of Donald Trump in 2004 and 2025