When Donald Trump spoke to a convention of conservative teens on Tuesday in Washington, he took the stage in front of a video backdrop that included a doctored presidential seal – complete with a Russian emblem and a set of golf clubs.
By Thursday afternoon Turning Point USA, the activist organization for young right-wingers, had fired a young aide who grabbed the wrong picture in a last-minute Google search.
Instead of 'E pluribus unum,' the U.S. motto that means 'out of many, one' in Latin, the satirical version of the presidential seal – seen by roughly 1,000 teens and a global online audience – sported a new phrase: '45 es un titere.' That's Spanish for '45 is a puppet.'
In the Seal of the President of the United States, an eagle faces to the left and holds 13 arrows in the talons of its opposite claw. The version that appeared Tuesday replaced the arrows with a set of golf clubs.
Dollar bills were substituted for the olive branch traditionally in the other foot's grasp. Hammer-and-sickle icons made appearances ona makeshift red, white and blue shield.
The bird, too, was altered: In place of the bald eagle on the U.S. version, unchanged since 1960, a two-headed eagle from the Russian coat of arms appeared.
President Donald Trump spoke to Turning Point USA's Teen Student Action Summit, taking the stage while a doctored parody of the Seal of the President of the United States flashed on a video screen behind him
This graphic shows the modifications the unknown creator of the phony seal (right) made to the original (left)
The centerpiece of the altered seal was the double-headed eagle featured on Russia's coat of arms, pictured here in 2018 as the backdrop to a speech by President Vladimir Putin to the nation's Federal Assembly
The fake presidential seal was gone before Trump spoke on Tuesday
Neither the White House nor Turning Point USA, the group that hosted Trump for Tuesday's speech, initially had an explanation for how the modified seal ended up in photos alongside the leader fo the free world.
But by Thursday afternoon the responsible person had gotten his walking papers. A source at Turning Point described the unlucky ex-employee as 'a low level audio-visual grunt.'
The source had said earlier that the organization was 'chasing down an explanation' for what it saw as an 'embarrassing' moment for a group the White House considers a key ally heading into the 2020 election season.
Turning Point USA told CNN that it had 'zero malicious intent' behind the imagery.
'We're sorry for the mix-up and meant no disrespect to the White House or the President or the advance team,' the group said.
A White House aide brushed off a suggestion on Thursday that the president's advance team should have inspected all the visual elements of the stage presentation before Trump arrived.
'This is a Turning Point thing,' the aide said. 'Go ask them.
The legitimate Seal of the President of the United States, displayed Tuesday on Trump's lectern, features a one-headed eagle holding an 'E pluribus unum' scroll in its beak while clutching an olive branch in one claw and a bundle of 13 arrows in the other
The altered seal, seen on this t-shirt design, replaced the American bald eagle with a two-headed Russian version, substituted 13 golf clubs for 13 arrows and money for the olive branch, and included '45 es un titere' instead of 'E pluribus unum'
Charlie Kirk, president and founder of Turning Point USA, introduced Trump on Tuesday; the genuine presidential seal appeared behind them, separate from the fake one that flashed on-screen as the president walked on ...
... but the phony seal was on display for 1,000 young people and a gigantic online audience – none of whom noticed the gaffe until nearly 48 hours later
The suspect image was created by an online retailer called 'One Term Donnie,' which sells t-shirts and tote bags featuring the artwork.
Attempts to reach the storefront's owner on Thursday were unsuccessful.
'It was a last-minute A/V mistake,' a Turning Point USA spokesman told The Washington Post on Wednesday.
The digital art's reference to a 'puppet' is a throwback to a 2016 presidential debate where Hillary Clinton accused the future president of being Vladimir Putin's 'puppet.'
'No puppet! No puppet!' Trump fired back. 'You’re the puppet.'
The golf clubs were a Washington tweak at the president for his favorite weekend pastime. He has played, by one estimate, 198 rounds since his inauguration.
The phony seal's golf clubs are a nod to the president's favorite pastime; he has played 198 rounds of golf since taking office, according to one estimate
And the Russian reference is a jab at Trump over Democrats' long-held belief that the Kremlin conspired with the president's campaign aides to swing the election to him in 2016.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report, submitted to the attorney general in March, concluded that no Americans colluded with the Russians.
The correct presidential seal hung from Trump's podium while he spoke, as it is during every speech a president gives.
Hundreds of right-wing teens shouted 'USA! USA! USA!' as he took the stage, clapping and beaming in front of the retailored image that was more Russian than American.
link
https://textbacklinkexchanges.com/trump-spoke-to-teen-group-in-front-of-presidential-seal-doctored-with-russian-eagle-and-golf-clubs/
News Photo Trump spoke to teen group in front of presidential seal DOCTORED with Russian eagle and golf clubs
Advertising
You don’t have to pack away your dress just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/07/25/14/16489074-7285411-image-m-21_1564061563364.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий