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US President Donald Trump addresses the Turning Point USAs Teen Student Action Summit 2019 in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump's hour-long speech at young Conservative group Turning Point USA was attended by hundreds, but while applauding his insults to four Democratic congresswomen of color and his jokes about being president for life, no one noticed the error right before their eyes.
An altered presidential seal appeared onstage with Trump during the speech, but it wasn't just the matter of a poorly chosen image. In fact, the errors seem quite deliberate.
<p></p><div id="5b5f6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WSXPXF1575238148"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154403494209523712" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump the clueless trolled on-stage in official appearance. Speaks in front of Presidential seal altered to look li… https://t.co/vaGSHxoRdN</div> — Mike Sington (@Mike Sington)<a href="https://twitter.com/MikeSington/statuses/1154403494209523712">1564066215.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>The presidential seal featured at Turning Point USA appears to be an homage to a popular Russian national symbol, featuring a two-headed eagle with its wings spread.</p><p></p><div id="caa2d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5R4YEC1575238148"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154252408689704960" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Seriously??
How did Russia’s national symbol end up on a presidential seal at a trump event? https://t.co/z6omAXnz6q https://t.co/u8Baym73fM</div> — Olga Lautman (@Olga Lautman)<a href="https://twitter.com/olgaNYC1211/statuses/1154252408689704960">1564030193.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>There are also some particularly Trump-centric additions to the seal. For instance, the eagle's left talon is clutching golf clubs instead of the traditional arrows. Its right talon holds a wad of cash.</p><p>Written on the seal is "45 es un titere," which translates in Spanish to</p><blockquote>"45 is a puppet."</blockquote><p>Officials at Turning Point USA are still investigating what happened, but one spokesman theorizes that it was a last minute mistake.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><blockquote>"Somewhere there was a breakdown. I think it was as simple as a rushed move throwing up an image, and it was the wrong one. It was an A/V mistake ... it certainly wasn’t our intention.”</blockquote><p>Most people think it wasn't a mistake at all, but instead someone brilliantly trolling the president.</p><p></p><div id="c317a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="W5JRJI1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154334691824156673" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@olgaNYC1211 @chavez145 Someone in the resistance trolled turning point 😅😂🤣😎</div> — lexsion (@lexsion)<a href="https://twitter.com/lexsion/statuses/1154334691824156673">1564049811.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="3b77e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GZKZYN1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154347494265901057" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@olgaNYC1211 Prob a joke from a Russian staffer they hired with all that “vetting” they do!</div> — DicktatorDotardStillObstructing (@DicktatorDotardStillObstructing)<a href="https://twitter.com/viphires/statuses/1154347494265901057">1564052864.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="f2ff5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="CPT2UK1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154253754935345152" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@olgaNYC1211 Ultimate troll job. Well done</div> — ProudNavyDad🇺🇸 (@ProudNavyDad🇺🇸)<a href="https://twitter.com/CADndBighouse/statuses/1154253754935345152">1564030514.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="eb860" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XNSDJU1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154353923563675648" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@olgaNYC1211 I thought the image was photoshopped, but a check with Google proved it was not. Looks like someone wa… https://t.co/QeU7b9X1DK</div> — AnneTheWriter (@AnneTheWriter)<a href="https://twitter.com/AnneTheWriter1/statuses/1154353923563675648">1564054396.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="4045d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="CJU7MT1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154318511814000641" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Troll Level: GrandMeister of the Universe
The fake US Seal of the #RacistPresident says "45 es un Titere."
Spa… https://t.co/SbWCEF5h8Q</div> — Dan Lott (@Dan Lott)<a href="https://twitter.com/Danaiolos/statuses/1154318511814000641">1564045954.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="12a18" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="J9VR1H1575238149"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154262446653227008" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@olgaNYC1211 @konrad_jeff The same way the golf clubs and the words on the banner above the eagle heads got there.… https://t.co/XNLxlBB9G3</div> — Robert Longman (@Robert Longman)<a href="https://twitter.com/rlongman1/statuses/1154262446653227008">1564032587.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Masterful.</p>
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