[caww]

People forget that the Whitehouse staff has also been cut with the shutdown....so Trump paid for this himself...otherwise they would have had nothing!

We live in an ungrateful nation today..and the media is the worst!

[lee martell]

Thanks for the photo.
Little by little, our president is being normalized.
Maybe never to the extent of GWB or most republican presidents, but enough to enjoy a few benign rituals of the position. A year ago, the big news would have been which players were angrily refusing to have lunch with Mr. Trump.
That will likely happen again in the future, but meanwhile, days like this are starting to occur too.

[Spiridon]

Trump paid for it himself so why should they give a rip.

[Spiridon]

Trump paid for it himself so why should they give a rip.

[Califreak]

Wow.

If the guy on the left with the beard and a red tie had darker hair he would almost be the spitting image of my son.

[ridesthemiles]

Silver serving platters

Excellent table layout

Beautiful presentation

White House China plates

Candles in lovely candleabras

BUT-—Clemson players got to be in the White House under staff reduction situation-—and they KNOW that Trump paid for their meal out of his own pocket.....

While it may have been more informal, I am sure they will still remember this for the rest of their lives.

When they win the Championship again next year, perhaps it will be a more formal meal, but Trump knows how to switch gears when he has to.

At least this team was GRATEFUL to be there-—which is more than I can say for the PRO teams who refuse to go.

Did Obama EVER pay for a meal out his own pocket?

WHOOOPS-—GRIFTERS NEVER DO THAT!!!!

[redhead]

I LOVE THIS PRESIDENT!! Gold candleabras, and the very things the guys would have been wishing for, had it been pheasant under glass instead. I hope he does this more often.

[ViLaLuz]

Big Macs on White House China. I love it!