Looks like someone pranked Trump bigly at his Turning Point USA appearance

[kpete]

Of course, Donald Trump reliably made himself look foolish yesterday when he boldly declared his kingship in front of a bunch of teenagers at the Turning Point USA student summit.

But it looks like some brave patriot managed to make him look even more un-American than he already was.

The “presidential” seal Trump stood in front of during his speech did look a bit hinky, come to think of it. And now The Washington Post has the inside scoop:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/

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The image almost resembles the official seal of the president; but a closer examination reveals alterations that seem to poke fun at the president’s golfing penchant and accusations that he has ties to Russia.

The eagle has two heads instead of one — a symbol historically tied to empire and dominance. It closely resembles the bird on the Russian coat of arms, and also appears on the flags of Serbia, Albania and Montenegro. Its left talons, rather than clasping 13 arrows, appear to clutch a set of golf clubs.

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[magicarpet]

1. Maybe this is a subtle advertising message for the trDump Brand.......

...trDump is building a world class golf course in beautiful Russia ?

[marble falls]

2. Wonderful!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Great

[democratisphere]

4. Appropriate. This sure ain't America anymore.

[Bettie]

5. Reading this was the highlight of my morning

and there are few of those these days.

At least I got to chuckle before I get to read all about how we can't impeach him, because 110% of Republicans aren't on board yet.

[DFW]

6. The Hapsburg Empire, too

Golf clubs in one talon, a bundle of cash in one in the other

A banner saying "45 es un..." (can't make it out what, but I'll bet it's something that means something less than complimentary in Latin American Spanish)

That no one spotted it is nothing short of astonishing. This is like all those Republicans waving Russian flags at the CPAC rally.

[pazzyanne]

8. Did a little research on the faux seal and this is what I found:

"Additionally, instead of "e pluribus unum," the scroll above the eagle appears to say "45 es un titere," which appears to translate from Spanish to mean "45 is a puppet."

More at:

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-appears-front-altered-presidential-120156551.html

[DFW]

10. Tha would make sense

I hadn't seen a photo with enough detail to make it out.

[MontanaMama]

7. It crossed my mind that he wasn't

being pranked...maybe he’s breaking us in slowly to a new presidential seal. We will see a gold AF1 any day now...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Some people have analyzed the "E Pluribus Unum" script.....

....and believe it actually says "45 es un titere."

In other words, "45 is a puppet" in Spanish.

[Botany]

11. OMG

A Russian Eagle
A bag of Cash
Golf Clubs
45 is a puppet (in spanish)

[forgotmylogin]

12. "last minute throw-up" kind of embodies the entire administration.

“It was a last-minute A/V mistake — and I can’t figure out where the breakdown was — but it was a last minute throw-up, and that’s all it was,” he said. “I can’t figure out who did it yet.”

“I don’t know where they got the image from,” he added.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Someone made a mock-up of what it might have looked like up close.

Can't guarantee this is the actual version used, but note also the cash in the left talon and the hammer and sickle emblems replacing the stars on the flag shield.

[calimary]

16. And look at the tiny hammer-and-sickle icons in the shield.

BOOM!

Somebody’s making a statement.

[ancianita]

14. That is some demented shit right there.

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[Rabrrrrrr]

15. THAT is fuckin' hilarious!

Bwuhahaha!

Screw you, you orange goddamn turd.

[pecosbob]

17. You can't write humor like this...

or irony like this. VP Pence's mysterious detour from a planned PR stunt about GOP progress on fighting opioid abuse at a hand picked corporate-owned drug treatment center...someone was under suspicion of trafficking in fentanyl and was being watched by police so they warned him off from the visit. Their chosen poster child for fighting opioid abuse was being used to traffic opioids.

[CatWoman]

18. the shame in all this is

i can only rec this once

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Somebody bought a one way ticket to Siberia.

Or a gulag in Alaska.
That'll teach 'em.

[lastlib]

20. Hammers/Sickles on the r/w/b shield where the stars go....

I just now noticed that! Great touch!!

"The Great Steal of the pResident of the United States of America"

[dchill]

21. Actually, it looks to me like Trump may have designed it.

[sandensea]

22. And not only is HE too stupid to see the difference

So, apparently, were all his handlers - and every single GOPee brat in the room.

No surprise there.

[onethatcares]

23. might have been

a knock off by Ivanaski. Available from gulag sweatshops worldwide.

[Blue Owl]

24. A devil's in the details!