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Trump imagines negotiation with Sharpie maker for $5 signature pens
President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies. The company that makes the permanent markers said the exchange never happened.Trump was busy touting his plans to make over the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and criticizing the renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters when he went off on a tangent about the pen he was holding.
“This pen is an interesting example,” he said of the black permanent marker between his fingers. “This pen is very inexpensive, but it writes well, I like it.”
Trump went on: “So the guy said to me, ‘You don’t have to pay me, sir. I’ll give them to you for nothing.’”
“I said, ‘No, I don’t want that. Let me pay you. I want to pay you.’”
“‘No, sir. You don’t have to. You’re the president of the United States.’ He was shocked. The head of Sharpie. He gets a call. I don’t even know who the hell he is.”
“He said, ‘He’s really the president?’ He said, ‘No, you don’t have to pay me, sir. This is such an honor.’”
“I said, ‘No, I want to pay you.’”
Presented with a transcript of Trump’s account, a spokesperson for Sharpie maker Newell Brands said it did not occur.
Time for another "Cleanup in Aisle 9" moment for Karoline. Covering for Don's meandering, fictional recounting of a conversation that never happened. Do I even have to mention what trump fans would be saying about Biden in a similar circumstance? What will she say to help dismiss what could be considered a very concerning detachment from reality about a made up dialogue that didn't take place outside of Don's apparently addled brain?
Raising the question, is anything we are being told about negotiations with Iran real? Would they have gifted us the passage of ships thru the Strait? Are talks progressing, as he claimed, even though Iran has rejected everything that's been proposed? Are Jared and Steve still involved even though Iran has said it won't talk to them?
Iran wants to negotiate with Vance, not Kushner or Witkoff: Report
Iran wants to negotiate with Vance, not Kushner or Witkoff: Report
Iran has indicated a preference for negotiating with US Vice President JD Vance. Representatives stated they do not wish to engage with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. This decision stems from a lack of trust following previous negotiation breakdowns. President Trump confirmed Vance, Marco...
What the heck is going on? Don't we have the right to know?
