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Fox News Apologizes for Airing Old Clip as Trump’s Hat at Dover Transfer Draws Fire

The network says the archival footage aired by mistake, a claim that has not quelled criticism of the president’s headwear during the solemn return of the fallen.

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President Donald Trump salutes as an Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Overview

  • President Trump attended the March 7 dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base wearing a white “USA” cap and kept it on as flag‑draped coffins passed.
  • Fox & Friends Weekend aired footage from a December 17, 2025 transfer that showed a hatless president, and host Griff Jenkins delivered an on‑air apology for the error.
  • Fox said the use of archival video was inadvertent, while critics accused the network of obscuring an unflattering image; subsequent segments were reported to exclude shots of Trump.
  • The Pentagon identified the six soldiers returned from Kuwait as Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Capt. Cody A. Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan J. Coady.
  • Protocol notes highlight that military headwear rules do not apply to presidents, yet figures including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former RNC chair Michael Steele condemned Trump’s choice as disrespectful.