US EditionLane Kiffin Tags Donald Trump in ‘Make Baton Rouge Great’ Hats Post
Lane Kiffin tagged former President Trump in a post promoting LSU pride with nearly 9,000 likes before deleting it amid backlash and later reposting with a local area code reference.
- On Friday, January 23, LSU head coach Lane Kiffin posted on X a photo of two hats — one purple, one yellow — bearing `Make Baton Rouge Great` and tagged President Donald Trump at 11:40 p.m.
- After his November departure from Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin faced boos and expletives from fans at the airport, fueling lasting resentment toward his abrupt exit.
- Kiffin deleted the post on Saturday, January 24 following heavy engagement and later reposted it with the caption `f@LSUfootballi #225`, nodding to the Baton Rouge area code.
- Critics flooded the thread with insults and vowed to stop following LSU, while supporters defended Lane Kiffin and praised the post on X.
- The episode illustrates how Kiffin blends promotion and politics, as he isn't scared to mix work and politics by tagging Trump on a team-branded hat post, risking further polarizing Baton Rouge and reopening tensions with Ole Miss.
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LSU's Lane Kiffin posts then deletes Trump-tagged photo of hats inspired by MAGA slogan
Lane Kiffin sparked controversy after posting LSU-themed hats with "Make Baton Rouge Great" slogan and tagging President Donald Trump on social media before deleting the post.
Controversial Lane Kiffin Continues Noisy Start At LSU By Deleting Political Post About Donald Trump After Backlash
New LSU Tigers football coach Lane Kiffin, certainly not unfamiliar with controversy, has continued his noisy start to his tenure at the school with an error usually reserved for teenagers and 20-somethings: posting too much online. Over the weekend, Kiffin tweeted and then deleted a post tagging President Trump. As our in-house SEC expert tells me, the post is typical of Lane Kiffin’s social media presence: “He’s just being a troll on social me…
Lane Kiffin Reposts ‘Make Baton Rouge Great’ Hats After Tagging Donald Trump
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin isn’t scared to mix work and politics. The former Ole Miss coach raised some eyebrows with a social media post on Friday, January 23, in which he posted a picture of two hats with the moniker, “Make Baton Rouge Great” while tagging President Donald Trump. The message on the hat is a clear nod to President Trump’s popular political slogan, “Make America Great Again” first used in 1980 by former President Ronald Reagan. …
Update: Lane Kiffin Bends The Knee To The Mob, Deletes Trump Post
What were you doing around midnight this morning? Or is it "last night?" I've never quite known how that one works, technically. Here's what I do know: Lane Kiffin was in his kitchen, deeeeeep in his recipe book, stirring the POT. Love him or hate him – and I'm the latter after his antics last fall – you can't deny that he's an absolute #content machine. And what I need on slow, non-college football Saturdays this time of year is #content machin…
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