Arizona delegate wears fake ear bandage to Republican National Convention. Here's why

Rachel Barber and Shelby Slade, Arizona Republic
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An Arizona delegate was spotted wearing a fake bandage on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.

In a sea of red Make America Great Again hats Tuesday, a couple of attendees sported makeshift bandages on their ears, the latest fashion accessory some are using to showcase their loyalty to former President Donald Trump after he wore one during his convention appearance Monday. He arrived in Milwaukee just days after he faced an assassination attempt on Saturday that left his ear wounded.

Joe Neglia, a 63-year-old delegate from Tempe, said the gesture was an homage to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. He called it "the newest fashion trend" in an interview with CBS News, adding that he crafted the fake bandage while on the bus to the second day of the convention.

An Arizona delegate wears a fake bandage on his ear during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The second day of the RNC focused on crime and border policies.
An Arizona delegate wears a fake bandage on his ear during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The second day of the RNC focused on crime and border policies.

“It’s just in sympathy with Donald Trump,” Neglia told The Guardian. “I saw that man get shot, I thought that man has almost given his life for his country, he deserves some respect for that.”

Trump made his first appearance since the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Corey Comperatore, a spectator, was killed in the shooting and two more were injured.

The assassination attempt has galvanized Republicans at the convention. At the start of the convention delegates raised their fists and chanted "Fight! Fight! Fight!" This was the same gesture and call Trump gave after being grazed by gunfire.

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