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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 8
White House Credits LED Lighting for Trump’s Fuller Hair at 1 Las Vegas Event
Updated
Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 8

White House Credits LED Lighting for Trump’s Fuller Hair at 1 Las Vegas Event

2 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 8

Summary

  • Karoline Leavitt said the fuller, brighter look of Donald Trump’s hair at Wednesday’s Red Rock Casino event in Las Vegas came from especially flattering LED lighting, after online speculation surged.
  • White House aides told The Wall Street Journal the casino setup made his hair appear more voluminous, and recent health memos have not disclosed any prescription hair treatment.
  • Finasteride still shadows the discussion because Trump’s longtime doctor said in 2017 that he took the hair-loss drug, and then-White House physician Ronny Jackson said in 2018 he was still using it.
  • Trump has long treated his hair as a public fixation—calling it a “work of art,” complaining last year that a Time cover “disappeared” it, and previously attacking low-flow shower rules as bad for washing it.

Insights

With recent medical records omitting hair-loss medication, is the official lighting explanation masking a brand-new approach to a famous grooming routine?
Could a simple LED lighting setup really create the illusion of a completely different hairstyle for a high-profile public figure?
What do styling experts say about the viral casino photos, and could camera angles truly explain the sudden change in hair volume?