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Eugene

(66,268 posts)
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:21 PM Aug 23

Trump Dedicates White House Room to MAGA Merchandise, Including 'Trump 2028' Hats - and Shows Off Collection to World Le

Trump Dedicates White House Room to MAGA Merchandise, Including 'Trump 2028' Hats — and Shows Off Collection to World Leaders (People)

The president has created his own miniature gift shop inside the West Wing

President Donald Trump continues to put his personal touch on the White House.

This month, while hosting world leaders in the West Wing, the president showed off an area of one room that features a display of MAGA merchandise. The collection features Trump-branded books, water bottles, cufflinks and more.

And there are plenty of baseball caps with slogans like "Trump 2028" and "Trump Was Right About Everything."

The display was first seen in the background of a video when Trump welcomed the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to the White House on Aug. 9. But it went viral after the White House hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a cadre of European leaders on Aug. 18.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-dedicates-white-house-room-201744839.html
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Trump Dedicates White House Room to MAGA Merchandise, Including 'Trump 2028' Hats - and Shows Off Collection to World Le (Original Post) Eugene Aug 23 OP
I remember when my nieces and nephew were young and they always wanted to show me tanyev Aug 23 #1
Seems fitting.... Everything else there is for sale. yourout Aug 23 #2
Doesn't the Hatch Act explicitly prohibit this C_U_L8R Aug 23 #3
He's above the law, don'tcha know? Jilly_in_VA Aug 23 #5
Selling merch Mossfern Aug 23 #6
It's a violation of the Hatch Act Jilly_in_VA Aug 23 #10
I thought Mossfern Aug 23 #12
Trump has totally immunity for any and all crimes he commits. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #8
Pity the White House housekeeping staff Lars39 Aug 23 #4
Like an Traildogbob Aug 23 #7
I'm hoping the British (or NATO, etc) will Ilsa Aug 23 #11
I hear you. Traildogbob Aug 23 #14
But which infestation is worse? Ilsa Aug 23 #16
Will trump EVER tire of wiping his ass with the White House? Paladin Aug 23 #9
Didn't Lincoln hawk stovepipe hats and FDR advertise used wheel chairs? Ping Tung Aug 23 #13
Does he have the "Made in China" labels removed from the merchandise? n/t davepdx Aug 23 #15

tanyev

(47,623 posts)
1. I remember when my nieces and nephew were young and they always wanted to show me
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:30 PM
Aug 23

new treasures they had acquired in their rooms. It’s cute when 5 or 6 year olds do that.


😒

C_U_L8R

(47,952 posts)
3. Doesn't the Hatch Act explicitly prohibit this
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:45 PM
Aug 23

using government property for political campaigning (and, assumingly, govt staff)

Jilly_in_VA

(12,837 posts)
10. It's a violation of the Hatch Act
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:01 PM
Aug 23

but the president has immunity from everything, apparently.

Mossfern

(4,283 posts)
12. I thought
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 03:02 PM
Aug 23

he was immune if what it involved was an official act. If not, then he can shoot any random person and not be held accountable - not unless he somehow could twist it to be an 'official act.' I do agree that at this point, with the present Supreme Court, that could happen.

He's just the King of Tacky

Traildogbob

(11,705 posts)
7. Like an
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:06 PM
Aug 23

Old high school drinking buddy from 50 years ago, out of nowhere decided to come see you, took a 20 pound shit, at 3:00 AM, clogged the toilet and flooded the whole bottom floor with raw sewage and the master water faucet broke off. The stench will never leave, like trump. Voting will not fix this hell. They are making damn sure of that. The stench of Miller will never be erased.
He has no intention of leaving. The White House will be the family castle from now on.
GQP are taking that massive shit on the nation, the septic tank was filled in 2017.

Ilsa

(63,177 posts)
11. I'm hoping the British (or NATO, etc) will
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:53 PM
Aug 23

ride by with lit torches and burn it down, like they did 211 years ago tomorrow. Yeah, August 24, 1814.

There is no dignity left at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The place needs an exorcism as well.

Traildogbob

(11,705 posts)
14. I hear you.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 03:22 PM
Aug 23

You can bet he has hauled up an infestation of those armadillo sized Florida cockroaches up to DC.
They probably nest up around that mushroom patch, and in that nasty shag carpet on his head.

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