Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal saying '45 is a puppet'
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Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal saying '45 is a puppet'
Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY 53 minutes ago N – Speaking on Tuesday at a student activist conference hosted by the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA, President Donald Trump walked onstage in front of a presidential seal that, upon closer examination, appears to have been altered to include symbols representing Russia and golf.
The Washington Post first reported on the altered seal. As Trump walked onstage to a cheering audience, two presidential seals flashed on screen. The seal directly behind Trump was the authentic presidential seal. One of the seals, however, was not like the others.
Upon closer examination, the seal on Trump's right includes a double-headed eagle, unlike the single head of the traditional presidential seal, and seems to resemble the Russian coat of arms . The seal has a complex history, notes the Victoria and Albert Museum, but one of the more common interpretations is that the two heads represent east and west, "an allegory sometimes for unity, and sometimes for absolute monarchy." It could be a reference to Trump's sometimes-controversial relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The eagle also appears to be holding several golf clubs instead of arrows in its claws, perhaps a reference to Trump's affinity for golf .
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."
It is not clear where the image originated, though, or who was responsible for the mixup.
“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,” a Turning Point USA spokesman told the Washington Post, adding that he didn't know who was to blame or where the image was from.
Turning Point USA and the White House have not yet responded to requests for comment from USA TODAY.
On Wednesday, Trump tweeted a video of his appearance at the event that included a shot of the seal.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump appears with altered presidential seal at Turning Point USA event
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So clever, and so accurate. This person has a real future in marketing and advertising!
One of these things is not like the others
One of these things just doesn't belong
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
Before I finish my song
- Sesame Street.
Lol .... is this real .... did USA Today really fall for this? I hope not.
That is one of the crappiest Photoshop jobs i've seen in a long time.
Maybe they can hire the fish. He's like the Jackson Pollack of Photoshop here on NT.
It did happen, why are you trying to deny it?
I was clear about that.
Because the photo does look fake as hell.
Any other hard hitting questions for me today? Need a stock tip? Perhaps a new mint Julep recipe?
Oh, it's true all right.
One of the Turning Point A/V aides was told by Trump's team at the last minute that he needed to use the Presidential Seal, and that he needed to get a high-res image. So he did a Google search but apparently didn't examine the seal he found too closely. Poor guy got fired (nobody seems to be saying it was intentional; he was in a rush and under a lot of pressure due to the nature of the event). I wonder if Trump will fire the member of the advance team who failed to provide the official seal - you never have a production team pull something like that from the Internet, and you review whatever they put together and approve it before they present it.
Lol .... this thing is sounding more and more like an urban legend by the minute.
Legendary stupidity !
It is not an urban legend if it is true.
Just because Fox News didn't report it?
Here's an article about the guy who created the graphic. You can buy a T shirt with the seal on it if you need more proof.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/25/meet-man-who-created-fake-presidential-seal-former-republican-fed-up-with-trump/?utm_term=.ae2299a76e39
Oh, Fox is now reporting on it - better late than never.
queue the planted democrat meme repeaters
I can't remember when or what, but a few years ago, someone needed an image of the Statue of Liberty for something official or important, searched the internet, and ended up using an image from the New York, New York casino in Vegas!
It is a doctored picture and is supposed to be a fake and yet your boy didn't even notice.
Pretty sure "my boy" didn't even see it but i'll ask him if its important to you.
I raised him right, he doesn't waste much time on nonsense partisan politics like many of you do
Lots of people here need to quit taking themselves so seriously. I know it’s tough when TDS is involved but try to grow a sense of humor.
All y’all will live longer. Really!
Grow a sense of humor? I'm laughing my ass off about this! I think the guy who created this seal is brilliant and I think it's hilarious how it all turned out.
I fully agree. See 5.1.1
But I wonder how funny some would think it was if done to someone like Obama. Perhaps with a pack of smokes in one claw and a zippo lighter in the other.
I don't think a pack of smokes and a zippo would be anywhere as hilarious. Before Trump was elected, the golf clubs might have worked for Obama, since Trump always whined about how much Obama golfed .. but these days, that couldn't work. Birth certificate? Nah, that would have the opposite effect. A lei, maybe? Nah, once again, that might have worked pre-Trump, but not now.
I'm not sure this would have worked for any president but Trump. Take Bush, for example ... maybe a machete since he vacationed on his ranch and cut brush? Nope, his ranch doesn't come near equating with Trump's golfing.
I think this was probably a one-president opportunity.
How about the eagle holding a basketball for Obama? That would be funny
More likely a joint and a bong.
Hilarious if Trump's was a phone and a pen.
Now there is a true shocker.
It is your party who has no sense of humor. They fired the guy.
What party? I don’t shoehorn myself into that shit like a lot of you do.
All in all, this is pretty funny.
However, had it been done to Barack, the media would be screaming bloody murder, and helping to dox the person responsible, so the media could camp on their lawn, destroy their character, get them fired, perhaps drive them to suicide.... but yeah, pretty funny.