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Late Night Open Thread: Trump ‘Gifts’

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Speaking of “gifts”…

The Saudis had so little respect for Trump, even while he was in office, they gave him cheap fakes:

The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory.

A White House lawyer determined that possession of the furs and dagger most likely violated the Endangered Species Act, but the Trump administration held onto them and failed to disclose them as gifts received from a foreign government.

On the last full day of Mr. Trump’s presidency, the White House handed them over to the General Services Administration — the wrong agency — rather than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which seized the gifts this summer.

At that point, there was a surprise.

The furs, from an oil-rich family worth billions of dollars, were fake.

“Wildlife inspectors and special agents determined the linings of the robes were dyed to mimic tiger and cheetah patterns and were not comprised of protected species,” said Tyler Cherry, a spokesman for the Interior Department, which oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Officials at the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment…

In addition, the Trump administration never disclosed that Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, received two swords and a dagger from the Saudis, although he paid $47,920 for them along with three other gifts in February, after he left office…

Bess Levin, at Vanity Fair, “Picture This: Jared Kushner Brandishing a Dagger and Two Swords”:

… Obviously, this raises more questions than it answers. Because the gifts were paid for, and Kushner presumably retained possession of them, what special display case does he keep them in? Does he show them off to visitors, saying, “These are from my buddy MBS, you know, the guy who had a man chopped into tiny pieces”? And maybe most importantly, how many times a week do you think he takes the swords and dagger out to play with them, and how many times has Ivanka had to take him to the emergency room for stitches despite having told him on numerous occasions, “Jared, these are not toys”? Inquiring minds would like to know…

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  1. 1.

    mvr

    Going for the coveted #2 spot with nothing to say. But with enough animus towards Jared that I wish I had a link to an image of him with a rubber dagger and two rubber swords.

  6. 6.

    Poe Larity

    You have no idea. Hillary has been selling NFTs in the dark web of the W keys taken from the WH keyboards. She’s richer than Satoshi.

  7. 7.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    Swords, even antique ones, aren’t that pricey. Odds are they basically pair of surplus 19th C European Sabers re-hilted for for the Arab market some Saudis had kicking around their collection.  So it would be positively cheep ass of Jared to take them since by all accounts he isn’t broke ass like Trump.

  9. 9.

    West of the Rockies

    Was the ‘W’ keys story true or just a load of malarkey?

    Also, I can picture Kushner swinging his sword and making lightsaber sound effects until Ivanka takes it away from him and sends him to bed.

  12. 12.

    lol chikinburd

    Was just going to ask someone of neutral POV who actually saw the swing(?) and/or replay if they thought he went around or not.

  14. 14.

    mrmoshpotato

    Christmas presents were never late when President Trump was in charge.

    Hey, Gym Jordan, you molestation-ignorer,

    How the fuck is a godless Soviet shitpile mobster conman really Santa?

  15. 15.

    mrmoshpotato

    The Saudis had so little respect for Trump, even while he was in office, they gave him cheap fakes

    Good on the murderous bastards for giving cheap fakes to a cheap, fake billionaire, orange shitstain.

  19. 19.

    Steeplejack

    @lol chikinburd:

    I didn’t care who won—Braves fan here—but I had the game on as video wallpaper and didn’t think that he went around on that last strike. Bad call.

  20. 20.

    Soprano2

    I wouldn’t put it past Melania or Ivanka to take the real furs and replace them with fakes.

  23. 23.

    Steeplejack

    The other theory about the fur coats, since their whereabouts were a bit murky for over a year, is that someone took the real ones and replaced them with the fakes. Could be similar to one of those art heist things where “you’ll never be able to wear it in public, honey, but here in the Fortress of Evil you’ll always get me rock hard when you put it on.” ??

  29. 29.

    Hungry Joe

    Terrible call. Not even close.

    Two strikes, two outs Scherzer on the mound; the Giants’ chances were slim. But still …

    Max Scherzer isn’t Jewish, but I think we should claim him anyway.

  31. 31.

    Comrade Colette

    I was at the game. Seats were practically on top of home plate. He did not swing.

    And although Monsieur Colette is a Giants fan, I’m a Padres fan and it was all over for us weeks ago, so I don’t care.

  36. 36.

    HumboldtBlue

    How come we sing a lullaby but then sing more than one, and it’s lullabies?

    Who stole they Y?

  37. 37.

    opiejeanne

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: It’s a beautiful place, and that’s a gorgeous photo.

    I’m cold just looking at the photo because even in the summer that elevation can be chilly in the morning.

  40. 40.

    opiejeanne

    @HumboldtBlue: The eastern Sierras are really something. So many gorgeous lakes and canyons that it’s hard to imagine an area so anything like it. You drive up 395 from LA, or over Tuolumne Meadows from the Bay Area, and the scenery is glorious, once you’re north of Little Lake, although there are some interesting places before that.

  42. 42.

    opiejeanne

    @Steeplejack: I have decided I want none of that when TFG is part of the picture. Ew.

    And now I’m speculating if he actually can get … hard. EWWWWW!

  43. 43.

    JWR

    @HumboldtBlue:

    Terrible call and give credit to Kapler, he was magnanimous about it post game.

    I’ve been a Dodgers fan all my livelong days, and yeah, that was a terrible way to win a series, especially with two outs.

  48. 48.

    Tony Jay

    @HumboldtBlue: 

    I haven’t, though all the buzz I’ve seen here does make me want to get around to it at some point. Far too many must-see shows in the pipeline before I add another one.

  50. 50.

    karen marie

    and how many times has Ivanka had to take him to the emergency room for stitches despite having told him on numerous occasions, “Jared, these are not toys”? Inquiring minds would like to know…

    This sort of thing is why I keep my subscription to Vanity Fair while allowing the limited run, super cheap Wapo subscription to expire without reupping at their regular rate.

  51. 51.

    WaterGirl

    @Edmund Dantes: They were specifically NOT asked to make a recommendation.

    They were tasked with laying out the issues and the possibilities.

    In other words, they were supposed to do the research so Joe Biden and his administration could make the decision, based on facts.

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