Merchandising His Orangeness
The White House Gift Shop was created in 1946 by order of President Truman to sell presidential merchandise to visitors and the general public. It is 100% non-partisan, sells memorabilia from past presidents as well as White House specific merchandise. The funds raised from the sale of merchandise supports the uniformed Secret Service at the White House.
The Gift Shop now has a competitor. True to his cheesy form, Trump now has HIS OWN gift shop, selling all things Trump, from autographed portraits to replica “signing pens” that he’s used for his nonstop effort to erase the Obama presidency. Even MORE cheesy? He lists the address of the shop as 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. So, to be clear – Donald Trump is running a private enterprise OUT OF OUR WHITE HOUSE to cash in on this elected office. Don’t believe it? Here’s a screen shot of the bottom of his merchandising email for his flash sale of his replica “signing pen”.
That’s right, the address of this business is Donald J. Trump, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. It doesn’t get much worse than this. It seems the least he could do is put the shop address as his hotel down the street where he’s raking in millions of dollars of money paid by foreign government officials trying to curry favor.
Hurry! Only 15 more hours left to buy your replica signing pen! Or, how about a genuwine autographed portrait of Melania (sorry, she’s clothed in these pics; I’m sure for the right price you can get one of her nude shots). Or, how about a framed front page of inauguration day? If you want cheese, here’s your chance.
Where’s the White House legal team, allowing crap like this to go
1on? Has everybody in that place sold their souls?
Compared to the kidnapping going on down in Texas, it’s low priority, but it is ILLEGAL, just as the Dump family raking in millions at their Lobbyist Hotel. The White House has become
a second Dump property in D.C.
This IS a joke, isn’t it (she says, hoping, but not sure)?
2This is not The Onion. This is real, active marketing and that screenshot is from a real live marketing email sent by a reader. The website is real.
3What you get when you elect a grifter to the White House: grifting in the White House. How is he getting away with this garbage?
4He’s getting away with this garbage because Congress is letting him. The Founders did not envision all three branches of government being controlled by one party– they weren’t keen on parties– and especially not the executive amassing this much power and the other two branches allowing it and then just rolling over for whatever abuses an executive wanted to commit. We’re in the midst of a constitutional crisis because the Constitution is being ignored. There is no remedy but the people’s votes.
5On my left shoulder is a spirit dressed in a red suit with horns and tail tempting me into another “hold my beer” adventure. Luckily there’s a better angel on my right shoulder with a voice remarkably similar to Jane’s who leads me out of temptation. Otherwise I’d be ordering some of those models of the White House, connecting with my “inner Canadian,” to teach the boys some volcano science. What’s that PM Trudeau? It was the Brits? Sorry man, points of history on Donnie’s twitter account can be so not accurate.
6Trump must be following Yoghurt’s advice (Spaceballs)
Moichendizing! Moichendizing! Moichendizing!
May the Schwartz be with Mueller!
7Knew about this. Could not figure out why the appropriate authorities haven’t come down on the Golden Gibbon like a mountain of bricks. Just how the blazes can he get away with this! I know that there is an emolument lawsuit out there somewhere but have no idea if this sucker trap is included in it.
8maggie, fwiw, some ***ing moron on substandard Dean Heller’s staff put it all out there for the Congressional morons and their disregard for the people they allegedly serve and the Constitution they violate. When Donnie nominated the reprehensible Betsy DeVos as Sec Ed, or the equally st00pid and reprehensible Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, etc. ad nauseum to cabinet level positions, our Congress varmints had a responsibility to advise and consent, not rubberstamp the whims of a ***king moron. technically Heller’s staff member was correct that Dotard45 had the right to nominate any moron of his choosing, but that does not abrogate the responsibility of the Senate to perform their role as a check & balance. Whatever Donnie and his dastard maladministration do, senate snacilbupeR have more than proportional responsibility.
Shorter version, republicans OWN this mess, including the late to the party never trumpers. Amusing/ironic feature – whatever Donnie said about his opponents in their primary that led them to vote for Donnie is embodied in Dotard45. Low energy, lying, little, face, etc, etc. They elected all that mess in one unprincipled, unethical, Emoluments Clause busting lying tax cheat crook. As an added “bonus” for ‘free’ there’s Popsicle princess and Jughead I kneel for loans Kushner.
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