Pete Souza: President Obama's place setting for lunch in the dining room adjacent to the Oval Office

[iluvtennis]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXiOEglM62/

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President Obama’s place setting for lunch in the dining room adjacent to the Oval Office in 2012.⁣
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I never once saw him throw one of these plates against the wall even if he was upset. And had he smashed a piece of White House china, it would be considered destruction of government property.⁣
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I never saw him use ketchup either.⁣

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Way to troll tfg. Thank you Pete Souza.

[tanyev]

1. Heh.

[C_U_L8R]

2. And how many plates are missing, post-Trump?

They must have had to make a few re-orders to keep up with those tantrums.

[tanyev]

4. They finally found a more appropriate place setting for Donny.

[iluvtennis]

5. Lol - love it

[sheshe2]

10. Ha!

Right down to the sippy cup.

[machoneman]

69. With two handles for those tiny hands no less! Bwahahahahaha

[lunatica]

11. LOL!

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Not to mention that's unbreakable - if little kids drop it.

Did TFG smash valuable White House china? What an immature jackass!

[tanyev]

22. I'm watching the hearing now--she said something about picking up pieces of porcelain.

Liz Cheney even asked her if it had happened other times and she said yes. Hopefully after the first time it happened they stopped serving him on the most valuable stuff. Giant baby.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Good Grief! I hope that they didn't waste valuable White House china on the likes of him

But I'm also surprised - my impression was that he didn't take advantage of the amazing White House kitchen, that anything he ate came from McDonald's or out of a bucket! And he does emulate Putin, maybe he was afraid of being poisoned? And since Ms. Hutchinson did mention cleaning up ketchup, maybe it was a McDonald's lunch after all...

[Just A Box Of Rain]

20. Or maybe?

[mountain grammy]

23. Oh I like that even better..

[Trueblue1968]

44. Or maybe good old Swanson

[Bird Lady]

62. He would have probably liked these.

Being such a world renowned connoisseur.

[Trueblue1968]

73. Don't you mean ...... Being such a world renowned connAsseur.

[soldierant]

76. I'm sure Tucker could get him a discount.

[rsdsharp]

64. Don't give him beans! He poops 💩 his diapers the way it is!

[Just A Box Of Rain]

66. Note to self: Serve TFG extra beans

[sillywabbit]

26. And he gets to use

both hands on the sippy cup!

[Oppaloopa]

60. Yes it was good he was born with little hands.

[Ilsa]

29. So fabulous! I wondered if the valet lays a paper placemat

with primary colors for gim to trace the alphabet. He needs a bib, also.

[lame54]

43. Isn't that his cognitive test?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

67. Or, one of these....

(that's Bannon on his right and Stephen Miller on his left)......





I still have two of those in my kitchen, left from my children's early days.....

KY

[mercuryblues]

71. Can we use this instead?

[dflprincess]

36. I hope they counted the silver after he left. Nt

[LiberalFighter]

56. Especially with Melania.

[PJMcK]

3. President Obama was a gentleman, a scholar and a great husband & father

Trump is a piece of shit.

[FalloutShelter]

7. 100%

[SergeStorms]

33. You're being very unfair...

to pieces of shit.

[efhmc]

6. A gentleman in the old fashion meaning of the word would never throw a plate, especially one that

does not even belong to him. We know what President Obama did and did not do and what kind of human he is. 45 would never care as long as he could vent his anger at not getting his way.

[catbyte]

8. ...

[iluvtennis]

9. Love that shade gif. n/t

[EarnestPutz]

15. Me too. I just copied it. I'll try not no over use it.

[czarjak]

42. Partly cloudy minds think alike?

[Skittles]

12. doesn't use ketchup

my kind of guy, I absolutely detest ketchup, it ruins the taste of anything I am eating

[Pinback]

13. I'm with you.

Fitting that Republicans wanted it counted as a “vegetable “ in school lunches.

[Orangepeel]

17. he's a dijon mustard kind of guy!

[tavernier]

27. I've often heard that it was his go to

on well done steak.
But I can’t swear to it as I would never eat a meal with him.

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-presidents-eat-steak-2018-2

[FoxNewsSucks]

32. french fries and tater tots.

That's all it's good for.

And there are better condiments for them anyway.

[Skittles]

50. nope

vinegar!

[ChazInAz]

59. Precisely!

[Abolishinist]

34. Obviously, you have not tried the ketchup from Whataburger!

Voted the best! (apologies for the large size... is there a way to make these pics smaller?)

[Bucky]

39. A big ketchup deserves a big picture

especially Whataburger ketchup

[Skittles]

51. dude, I can walk to Whataburger

mustard and pickles only!!!

[Abolishinist]

77. Oh yeah? Well, there are

20 or so In-N-Out Burgers dispersed around our county, so there!

[Skittles]

81. for the record

I tried them twice, an, YUCK - not for me

[alphafemale]

53. I have heard ketchup has more sugar than Coca-Cola

cringe

[TwilightZone]

75. By volume, yes, but no one drinks 12 oz of ketchup.

I hope.

A tablespoon of ketchup has 4 grams of sugar, much of it added (some of it from the tomatoes).

A 12 oz can of Coke has 39 grams of added sugar.

[MiHale]

54. So nice to see I'm not alone in my dislike.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. For what its worth, that's Lenox china.

[Ilsa]

31. Nice stuff. Pricey. Too good for TFG. nt

[Captain Zero]

45. He probably took some to MaraLoco

when he left.

[Ilsa]

52. I wonder if he has any left? 😄 nt

[ChazInAz]

61. Do I remember correctly?

Isn't that the "Imperial China" that Ray Guns spent a fortune on?

[Ilsa]

82. I doubt it. That was so long ago. And I think it was

gold on white, but had red, too.

[Cozmo]

18. With access to a trained chef, this baby needed ketchup?

Give me a break!

[lastlib]

19. First Pooch Major was better-behaved than TFG, and he got sent home to Delaware......

Has there ever been a more emotionally immature creature in the White House than that POS? I say not. He is beneath pathetic.

[Cha]

21. TY!

Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[Joinfortmill]

24. Class

[MustLoveBeagles]

28. Ha ha

[Hamlette]

30. LOVE the bit about ketchup

I hate ketchup (and I hate people who like ketchup)

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

37. I am sort of okay with ketchup, although I almost never have it any more.

For reasons that aren't important I'd stopped using it for a decade or so, and the next time I put ketchup on a hamburger I was overwhelmed with the sweetness of it.

Has ketchup gotten a whole lot sweeter? Or not having any for so long fooled me?

I don't know, I have no idea. But I honestly suspect that ketchup has gotten sweeter, which is among the reasons so many of us are overweight or have diabetes. Okay, I know that ketchup isn't the only villain here, but still. How many other things have had lots of sugar added that we may not have noticed.

Oh, and soft drinks. Be they with sugar or sugar free. They tend to leach calcium from bones, so it's no wonder that so many older people, especially women, have osteoporosis. I find I'm hitting my head on the wall trying to tell women about this.

[Abolishinist]

40. It's not that I really LIKE people who hate ketchup, but I feel we can, after significant

and time-consuming discourse, reach some final compromise on the subject for which we will both feel somewhat fulfilled.

But then, what about turnips?

[Hamlette]

46. yuck

but then I've never tried them

[Abolishinist]

47. Well, if you've never tried radishes, I'd say

they are comparable. The flavor sensation of fresh dirt comes to mind.

[spooky3]

68. You may be a supertaster

https://aleteia.org/2017/10/12/hate-wine-hate-radishes-you-might-be-a-super-taster/amp/

[Abolishinist]

78. Well that's disturbing. Interesting of course, and it does explain

a lot. I was a 'hate tomatoes' kid (ketchup is different) and didn't kick the habit until my mid-20's.

And what this article seemingly, and in a relentless way, says is that my perception of myself as having an increasingly more refined palate, and that after years of selective fine dining, is BS. The tons of money spent on Michelin-rated and other establishments was a waste.

Thanks, I guess. I mean sure, there's a lot of problems in the world, but this? My PALATE can no longer be trusted?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

80. Interesting article.

I'm one of those for whom cilantro tastes like soap. And please don't tell me there's only a little cilantro in the dish. If I sprinkle only a few soap chips in your food, rather than a lot, is that okay?

I have long thought I might be something of a super taster, but not sure how exactly to figure that out. I find brussel sprouts ghastly.

I'm 73 years old. I know that my taste buds probably aren't as good as they were 50 years ago, but I can say that the older I get, the less I can tolerate hot foods. I currently live in New Mexico. You know how states have a state flower, a state bird, a state whatever. Well, New Mexico has a state question. It's Red or Green, referring to chile. One good answer is Christmas, meaning you want both. I find that the constant putting of chile on so many foods does not make sense, as all I get is undefined hot. I know, that's just me, and other New Mexicans would feel very differently about this.

Here's something else about how taste can change. I know that as a young child I sometimes had egg salad sandwiches. At some point they made me gag, and I couldn't eat them any more. That lasted until I was in my late 20s, and one day I suddenly craved egg salad. Weird, I know. So I boiled an egg, made egg salad, and had a sandwich. I think the lesson here is that our tastes may change, and may change yet again over time.

[Scrivener7]

74. You hate people who like ketchup?

You must be very deep.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

35. About ten years ago I decided to promote my wedding china to being

my every day china. I got divorced about 15 years ago. I'd used the wedding china many times over the years for various special occasions. After the divorce and my move to another part of the country I'd bought myself new everyday china. After a few years I realized that there was no one to pass the good china to (one son, not married, not ever likely to marry) and so it may as well see lots of use as long as I am alive.

I am so very glad I made that decision. I always loved the china. And now, using it every day (I passed the old dishes on to someone else) is just perfect.

And here is what it looks like. I still love the pattern after 40 plus years.

It's Royal Doulton, and this pattern is called Tonkin.

I am very aware that the younger generation has almost no interest in things like this, which is why I want to use it every day for the rest of my life. I do hope that eventually, however far in the future that might be, someone else will think this is wonderful and want to own and use it.

[hedda_foil]

41. Beautiful china. Good for you!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

49. Thank you.

I, of course, think it is lovely. I spent a fair amount of time looking at china before I selected that pattern, and I have always loved it. I recall my husband, then my fiance, being totally puzzled at the search for china. Although he did seem to appreciate it when used at holidays.

Were I to speak to a young person selecting wedding china, I'd suggest they think about using it every day.

[PhylliPretzel]

58. Oh! How lovely!

I am glad that you can enjoy the beauty every day. Cups with thin rims and saucers do enhance one's enjoyment of hot beverages.

[Hortensis]

63. Oh, that is beautiful, Poindexter. I love these old patterns and am sure

they will continue to be loved by many in future, numbers rising and falling with the waves of course.

I'm glad you're using and enjoying it as it should be now.

[machoneman]

70. Yes use it by all means. We recently moved and not one niece wanted anything to do with...

..old lady (as I call it) china, a silverplate dinner service nor other stuff we both inherited from our parents and grand parents. We sold the silver service but donated to the Salvation Army the rest...and never looked back.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

79. It's both heartbreaking and heartwarming that

not one niece wanted any of your china, dinner service, or other things, but you were able to sell the silver service and donate the other things.

I have one son. He's 39 years old, single, not likely to ever marry. And even if he did, that hypothetical wife might not care for this particular china. I get it. I have 2 nieces, and 2 grand nieces. Maybe one of the grand nieces would be happy to be gifted with this. I just don't want it to be taken to a dump. It's beautiful china, and in excellent condition. I have never broken a single piece, even in the recent years when I use it every day.

Oh, and it's quite dishwasher safe, which is nice.

I also happen to have a lot of jewelry that I don't want thrown away, and hope to figure out how to pass it on or have it sold once I'm gone. Not having grandchildren makes things somewhat difficult.

[Bucky]

38. It's a fair chop, but TBH...

No Drama Obama did know how to dominate the occasional glizzy. I mean, come on, he's from Chicago!

[renate]

48. It says SO MUCH that the man who followed President Obama around all day every day

... admires him so much.

[Totally Tunsie]

65. Very true, and nicely said.

[Pepsidog]

55. Imagine putting a McDonald's Happy Meal on fine china.

[trusty elf]

57. ...

[modrepub]

72. No Way TFG Would Eat Off Of That Plate

It's not gaudy enough for that PoS.