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Here are the 4 alterations in the fake presidential seal spotted behind Trump
The Hill ^ | 07/25/19 | Zack Budryk

Posted on 07/25/2019 1:00:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A fake presidential seal appeared behind President Trump onstage at an event for conservative student group Turning Point USA this week.

The fake seal was only briefly visible as Trump walked onstage, replaced by the authentic one for the remainder of the speech, but an aide to TPUSA has reportedly been fired over what was either a startling error or a deliberate prank.

Here are four differences between the genuine seal and the one that appeared behind the president on Tuesday.

The eagle

While the presidential seal features a standard eagle, the one behind Trump this week featured a double-headed eagle. Double-headed eagles are typically associated with empires and have appeared in other countries’ iconography as well, including the coats of arms of the Austrian Empire and Serbia.

Resemblance to the Russian federation coat of arms

In addition, the eagle makes the false seal bear a resemblance to the coat of arms of the Russian federation, which is itself based on the coat of arms used in Czarist Russia. The original double-headed eagle coat of arms was discontinued after the Russian Revolution in 1917 in favor of the recognizable Soviet hammer and sickle imagery but the eagle was restored in 1992 after the dissolution of the USSR.

The motto

The standard presidential seal bears the national motto “E pluribus unum,” Latin for “out of many, one.” The fake seal behind Trump at the TPUSA event instead featured the phrase “45 es un títere,” Spanish for “45 is a puppet.” Trump famously pushed back against his then-opponent Hillary Clinton’s characterization of him as a “puppet” of Russian president Vladimir Putin at the 2016 presidential debates.

The eagle’s claws

While the eagle on the real seal bears several arrows in its right talon, the one on the doctored seal is bearing golf clubs, an apparent reference to Trump’s frequent visits to the several golf clubs he owns. Trump has spent 210 days at his golf properties while in office, according to NBC's tracker.


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To: I want the USA back

It’s blurry but it appears to start with 45 es un (in Spanish, 45 is a...) I couldn’t make out the rest. 45 of course is Trump.


21 posted on 07/25/2019 1:31:26 PM PDT by livius
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To: I want the USA back

It’s blurry but it appears to start with 45 es un (in Spanish, 45 is a...) I couldn’t make out the rest. 45 of course is Trump.


22 posted on 07/25/2019 1:31:46 PM PDT by livius
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To: Political Junkie Too

I agree. It was a hostile prank and whoever hired this guy should also be on the way out.


23 posted on 07/25/2019 1:33:50 PM PDT by livius
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To: z3n

If it wasn’t for the political message in the phony seal, I’d agree with you. An irreverent prank is one thing. I don’t put this in that category.


24 posted on 07/25/2019 1:35:55 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Political Junkie Too

It’s not the prank, it’s the ability of someone to get close enough to the event to tamper with the equipment that should be concerning.

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That’s an inevitable truth of life in public service I expect.
If you’re going to worry about such things you’re going to be crippled with anxiety.
That may actually be much less true for the President with how good the secret service is, but anybody can be got to at any time, and thankfully it’s very rare.

Heck, look how bat crazy some small town city council meetings get some times. Lots of nutjobs out there. If you’re going to serve, I’m not saying you don’t have situational awareness and take all prudent cautions, but you have got to be in the thick of it.


25 posted on 07/25/2019 1:36:32 PM PDT by z3n
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To: Fungi

70 days a year over 3 years....that would include week-ends and holidays in which Congress itself wasn’t in session and electons, ect...hmm not impressed with NBC’s obvious disingenuous smear attempt.


26 posted on 07/25/2019 1:38:28 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Richard Kimball

“For Trump, golf is a tool. He takes people out on the golf course to get them to relax and talk.”

I agree. Besides which, Trump does more work in one week than Obama did in 8 years. He’s entitled to a little R & R.


27 posted on 07/25/2019 1:39:03 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: yesthatjallen
"Too many people get lulled into complacency because they believe they're among like-minded people and they let down their guard. The enemy never takes a break."

Good reminder.

28 posted on 07/25/2019 1:39:43 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: livius

“Is a puppet”, I think.


29 posted on 07/25/2019 1:39:56 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Fungi

Trump has spent 210 days at his golf properties while in office/////

Just because he is at a golf property like Marolago, doesn’t mean he’s playing golf there. Another misleading storyline by nbc.


30 posted on 07/25/2019 1:40:00 PM PDT by Ceebass (The only thing Orwell got wrong was the date)
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To: Richard Kimball

Well put and exactly right.


31 posted on 07/25/2019 1:42:02 PM PDT by LibertyWoman ( Despite what your momma told you, violence does solve problems. Chris Kyle-American Sniper)
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To: Fungi

President Trump keeps residences at several of his golf resorts, so anytime he goes to stay in one of those personal houses, they chalk it up to playing golf I suppose.


32 posted on 07/25/2019 1:43:33 PM PDT by Federal46 (federal 46)
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To: Meatspace

Vandalism of a computer image? Desecration? Criminal chantry’s for a harmless prank? For real? You need to lighten up a bit. No one got hurt.


33 posted on 07/25/2019 1:45:31 PM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: mbrfl

IIRC, most of the modern Presidents played golf. Many people who are heads of corporations do their job and play golf.


34 posted on 07/25/2019 1:45:34 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: TomServo

“Have to admit - the golf clubs were pretty funny.”

I know. The whole this is actually pretty clever if only it had been in a different context, like at a Trump protest or the like ..


35 posted on 07/25/2019 1:47:44 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: z3n; RedStateRocker
Sure, but we're not talking about trained infiltrators here, we're talking about a prankster.

One would think that the President's security detail is strong enough to at least filter out the impulsive prankster.

-PJ

36 posted on 07/25/2019 1:48:17 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Political Junkie Too
"It makes me wonder if this suggests that somebody could get close to other equipment, say lighting for instance, and substitute an IED that looks like a light bulb into a fixture on the stage.

It's not the prank, it's the ability of someone to get close enough to the event to tamper with the equipment that should be concerning."

Exactly.

This may appear to be a harmless prank but it raises issues of oversight and security.

How many conservative organizations have been infiltrated? What are they doing behind the scenes?

How many times have we seen provocateurs show up at conservative events with misspelled signs who give racist comments to the media?

How do we laugh these off when the photos and quotes are attributed to us and make the front pages of major news outlets?

37 posted on 07/25/2019 1:50:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

I think that’s funny. I sure hope that we conservatives have a sense of humor compared to the leftists. The guy did pay for the prank by losing his job, so there were consequences. I’m sure what he did is a resume enhancer for any leftist organization...though they may not trust him much! LOL!


38 posted on 07/25/2019 1:54:26 PM PDT by winner3000
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To: yesthatjallen
True.

This person seems to be somebody who didn't just show up that day to tamper with the equipment. I'm assuming the person became a member of the local team, and then used that position to tamper with the equipment.

-PJ

39 posted on 07/25/2019 1:58:49 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

That may be harder to spot than someone with an unsavory background. Or it might not be an impulsive thing at all, perhaps well planned by someone with another job lined up who was unhappy working where they were?


40 posted on 07/25/2019 2:02:11 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (We had entirely enough government in 1789.)
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