A photo of Donald Trump in the White House has caught the eye of some eagle-eyed social media users, sparking a conspiracy theory online.
In case you need a reminder, Trump was dramatically shot during a presidential campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024 while campaigning against Democrat Kamala Harris.

During Trump’s speech, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle from a nearby rooftop, firing eight rounds.

One bullet struck Trump in his right ear, while two other bullets critically injured two audience members, and a third tragically killed a man at the scene.

Crooks was swiftly shot and killed by a member of the U.S. Secret Service moments later.

In the weeks that followed, Trump wore a white bandage on his ear, and some of his supporters followed suit in solidarity amid his presidential campaign.

Apart from the ear injury, Trump was otherwise unharmed and has made a full recovery from the incident.

But that hasn’t stopped conspiracy theories from circling online.

A recent photo posted by the White House, taken on Saturday, June 21, has fueled these theories once again. The side-profile photo showed Trump wearing a MAGA hat, with a clear view of his right ear.

And it seems as though some people are questioning how his ear now appears to show no signs of injury.

One X user wrote: “Isn’t this the ear that apparently took a bullet?”

Another joked: “Trump should forget the Nobel peace prize and go for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for naturally regrowing an ear. Continues…