NATIONAL HARBOR: US President Donald Trump made a rare public comment on his enigmatic straw mane Friday, jokingly admitting that he suffers from male-pattern hair loss ? a bald spot.
?I try like hell to hide that bald spot folks, I work hard,? Trump quipped during a speech to conservatives just outside Washington, in an unusual flash of self-deprecating humor.?It doesn?t look bad, hey, we?re hanging in,? he added, giving a swirl to the cheering audience.
Trump?s elaborate combing regimen has long been the butt of jokes and speculation.A tell-all book about Trump?s White House claimed his daughter Ivanka was in the habit of describing the mechanics of the combover to friends:?An absolutely clean pate ? a contained island after scalp-reduction surgery ? surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray.?