# Huh?  Colour-scheme at Trump reception.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-colour-scheme-at-trump-reception/777758>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 21, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-colour-scheme-at-trump-reception/777758 "2017-01-21T20:39:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-colour-scheme-at-trump-reception/777758/21 "2017-01-23T02:37:52Z")

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Here’s a photo of the Trumps at the [“Freedom Ball”](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Latest-Early-risers-head-to-Mall-for-Trump-s-10873141.php#photo-12230859)

Here’s a photo of them at the["Liberty Ball"](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Latest-Early-risers-head-to-Mall-for-Trump-s-10873141.php#photo-12230857)

And here they are at the["Armed Services"](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/01/21/JS118429602%20trump%20news-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqeo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA.jpg) ball.

Same clothes, but different events.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-colour-scheme-at-trump-reception/777758/22 "2017-01-23T05:14:23Z")

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Yeah, it wasn’t until I read response #7 that it even occurred to me what the OP might think was curious about blue. The designation of “blue states” is very recent, and only meaningful in terms of state-by-state election returns.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-colour-scheme-at-trump-reception/777758/23 "2017-01-23T16:22:37Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> Hey if Trump is trying to Make America Great Again perhaps he’s going to Make Republicans Blue again too.

Look for the blue “Made America Great Again” caps (Made in China) he’ll be selling during his re-election campaign.

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