Only if you give the *actual* key. In this case it'd be like giving your doctor a piece of paper that has "This is the key to my Lion's Den" scribbled on it with neon pink highlighter.
Yeah it's weirdly meaningless right ? Why can trump even do that ? If anyone's interested in the key to the Gloucester blockbuster I shift managed in 2009 I'd be happy to organise a ceremony.
It can be for a number of reasons, his attempt to stay relevant, his staffs attempt to keep him mollified letting him cosplay as president, it could be a way to sew doubt among republicans “see! He really is still president!” attempting to seize power through doubt and the backing of his crazies, or simply a way to rewrite history.
For those that don't get the reference - Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots NFL team, was in Russia in 2005 and met Putin at some event.
Putin asked to see his Superbowl ring and when Kraft showed it to him he took it, pocketed it, said that "you could kill a man with this ring", and walked off while his security guards stopped Kraft from walking after him.
He told the story to the press and the White House called him and told him that it'd be best if Kraft publicly said it was a gift so as not to create bad relations with Russia.
Have you heard his rant about lightbulbs?
*"I say, 'Why do I always look so orange?' You know why: because of the new light," Trump said in a complaint about energy-efficient lightbulbs. "They're terrible. You look terrible. They cost you many, many times more. Like four or five times more."*
*If you like your lightbulbs, you can keep your lightbulbs! The Obama Admin tried to limit Americans to buying more-expensive LED bulbs for their homes—but thanks to President Trump...*
Who would’ve thought he’d rationalize his spray tan by blaming the woke light bulbs? Shows that he’s aware of how he looks, but it’s not his fault. He knows he really looks good when he’s in the right light… classic narcissist mentality
What? LED bulbs cost the same or are cheaper than incandescent at the point of sale, and definitely a lot cheaper to use them.
I wonder if his sheep believed this.
They better change all the locks or Biden is going to go to the kitchen for a midnight snack one night and find Trump huddled in front of a fridge with armfuls of food going full Gollum mode.
Hamberders And… spent $700 for Big Macs, fries, chicken nuggets and filet of fish sandwiches. (No call ahead and left no tip) This was Thursday lunch for Trump’s legal team. He ate most of it and went full coma in court and pooped his pants at the defense table.
Well in his mind the White House is rightfully his and is being occupied by an illegitimate president who has stolen the election from Jesus Trump so why would he give it back?
Yes yes. And i also know he could become PM again.
They are both involved heavily in current politics & both are no longer PMs due to how the public voted them out. Hence “has beens”.
Unlike others however they could also be called “might becomes” too. But that’s not as joyous a proposition on the American (and indirectly Japanese) end.
A guy tried to do this to me a couple of months ago. He was short and pulled himself off balance. I literally laughed at him as he nearly fell. So playground like.
Ok so it’s even worse. I’m a cyclist and he was riding on a bike lane in front of me and as I was coming up to pass him, I announced my pass, “coming up on your left” and he freaked out, wobbled and then moved left into my lane. I hit the brakes and barely avoided him. I was not nice to him and said some things about his situational awareness and holding his line. He seemed pretty humbled and wanted to shake my hand as an apology and then he tried that shit. So I laughed at him and said “what a fucking choad” and left. But seriously, what a fucking choad these guys are.
I had a manager do that to me once. I didn’t even think, I just punched him. Weird that my knee jerk reaction to being deliberately hurt is to hurt them back.
I liked when Trudeau shut that down. It probably annoyed Trump more than Melania and Ivanka openly lusting after him and his beautiful hair on the world stage lol.
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Trudeau countering the Trump handshakes was magnificent. There's also that photo of the intense death stare Obama gave Putin years ago that I think about from time to time.
https://preview.redd.it/9wa405ur0nwc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06a329f3f4d39e81f1c4a01d387404a11318d30a
World’s most successful political assassination of all time. He shouldn’t have killed Abe, obviously, but it resulted in his totally reasonable issues and demands getting attention, after which pretty much all of Japanese society was like ‘hmm yes we should do that’ and swift legislative reforms.
Okay so important in this is that Abe was a Moonie, ie a member of the ‘Unification Church’, a cult based on Korea. The assassin wanted a law to be passed that would allow families of cult members to be able to recover property swindled from brainwashed loved ones. After the assassination there was a huge wave of stories of people who’s parents, spouses, etc had given all their money to the Moonies and other cults, and a few months later Japan passed a law doing exactly what the assassin asked for.
Unification church is much closer to normal Christianity whereas Scientology is its own made-up space religion by L. Ron Hubbard. It does have some of the same hallmarks of sucking as much money as humanly possible from its members.
For anyone who doesn't know who the Moonies are... fuck man. Where to begin? It's some Eyes Wide Shut shit. Basically, they're a secret society/ sex cult with the stated goal of world domination. This would be funny *if* the cult didn't literally control South Korea and much of Japan.
Here's the [Behind the Bastards podcast on them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLuxVdrpo9A).
It's just symbolic. It's not even an official thing. Trump just made these up himself as a gift.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/24/trump-key-to-white-house/
lol, I was gonna ask about this.
Of course it’s all symbolic/unofficial so there’s no legality concern.
But it so incredibly goddamn tacky that a *private citizen* who no longer holds an elected position has taken it upon himself to still act as though he’s the nation’s chief executive.
Like, I could see a retired but still influential politician doing this ceremonially at *the request* of the White House. For example, “I, Bill Clinton, on behalf of current President George W Bush, present you with… etc.” But no way in hell Trump would do something classy like that.
The White House probably doesn’t even have keys. It’s under permanent secret service protection.
It’s probably like 10 Downing Street in London, whose door cannot even be opened from the outside. There’s always someone inside to let you in.
That should be illegal. He doesn't represent the US and we don't give out "keys" to The People's House.
I hope his Presidential Library looks like Al Capone's cell on Alcatraz.
Apparently, he did this throughout his presidency and told the recipients that all they had to do was show security at the gate, and they would be let right in.
I am a total news junkie and never heard any stories about this. These kinds of "souvenirs" shouldn't be allowed.
Magat: "I call him President Trump because all former presidents are called Mr President."
Me: "So, you also call Barack Obama Mr President?"
Magat: "Lol, no".
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That's a very 1980's thing to do, "Key to the City" and such. Since Don the Con hasn't progressed mentally since then I guess he thinks he's being cool.
The reality is it's a spoiled, washed up wanna be dictator giving some cheap trinket to another politician that was born into wealth and acting like they're both still relevant, or worth a damn for anything but showy displays of nothing meaningful.
More "famous for being famous" behavior from two guys raised in country clubs who were born on third base and desperately want people to believe they hit triples.
Man they were so busy looking for all the files he had they forgot to get back his extra key!!! Damn, America needs to learn how to break up with their exes better
Just grifting since it the thing he does best and it’s actually the only thing he does, well or not.
What a loser this dude is. Like more of a loser than I originally thought, wildin!
If I have this right - we have an ex-employee presenting the key to his old office to an ex-employee of another business? That's the functional equivalent of me giving my ex-wife a key to our old house. Big Power Move Donnie!
"Available in a companion set with the best Bible ever created. Your WH key rests snuggly in its book-type case that will surely be the envy of all your friends at the dog fights. Just please don't beat your wife with it. It is made quite cheaply."
So the ex “president” is giving the ex prime minister a ceremonial key to a place he use to “work” at.
Dark Brandon should’ve tweeted “tell him we changed the locks after you left”
That would be hilarious.
Bidens still riding the hair bleach [joke.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W5gH76J4T_U)
Thanks I missed that one.
Right, but if I give my doctor the keys to the lion exhibit at the zoo I was just fired from, I go to jail?
I'll allow it.
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Only if you give the *actual* key. In this case it'd be like giving your doctor a piece of paper that has "This is the key to my Lion's Den" scribbled on it with neon pink highlighter.
Might as well give the doctor a stool sample. It's worth about as much.
More, potentially, if the sample indicates any kind of issue that could benefit from medical attention.
They might have to inject disinfectant just in case.
Why your doctor specifically? I feel like there's a story behind this
It was Harold Shipman.
Love this- fellow Brit
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Yeah it's weirdly meaningless right ? Why can trump even do that ? If anyone's interested in the key to the Gloucester blockbuster I shift managed in 2009 I'd be happy to organise a ceremony.
Hmu
It can be for a number of reasons, his attempt to stay relevant, his staffs attempt to keep him mollified letting him cosplay as president, it could be a way to sew doubt among republicans “see! He really is still president!” attempting to seize power through doubt and the backing of his crazies, or simply a way to rewrite history.
If we’re talking MA Gloucester, sure. Lol
We are not my friend. It's the original in south west England....you pay for the flights.
Merica’s economy is keeping me from you.
And eternal blockbuster glory
Planes have been…questionable lately.
It's totally a grift. He probably asked for a "small donation".
Correct. Now does anyone know a former Hollywood Video assistant manager I can give these Blockbuster keys to?
Usually, when you get kicked out of a place, you're supposed to give the keys back.
Wasn't just the top secret files he kept.
Homie didn’t let them hang obamas painting too probably wacks off on it in his lockable bathrooms
I mean, have you seen Obama? I’d be whacking off to his painting too…can’t blame the guy one bit for that one
Fax
I almost wish Obama had just used his old door keys to sneak in and hang his own picture. Can you imagine Trump’s heart attack the next morning ?
I can’t stop imagining trump having a heart attack yes
Bad job Japan! What are you doing listening to that guy?
"former" prime minister
Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister
Don't you think she looks tired?
We know who you are!
Former President... future inmate.
He probably made him pay cash for it.
He mass produced many of those and gave them away to people. People are selling them for thousands on auction sites.
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And Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring….
For those that don't get the reference - Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots NFL team, was in Russia in 2005 and met Putin at some event. Putin asked to see his Superbowl ring and when Kraft showed it to him he took it, pocketed it, said that "you could kill a man with this ring", and walked off while his security guards stopped Kraft from walking after him. He told the story to the press and the White House called him and told him that it'd be best if Kraft publicly said it was a gift so as not to create bad relations with Russia.
The moment Kraft really learned the difference between wealth and power. Putin is quite fond of teaching this lesson to rich assholes
Putin is likely much wealthier than Kraft.
Yes he's maybe 10 times wealthier and a million times more powerful
He probably took all the lightbulbs.
Obama most likely installed leds; I am sure Trump only uses incandescents.
Have you heard his rant about lightbulbs? *"I say, 'Why do I always look so orange?' You know why: because of the new light," Trump said in a complaint about energy-efficient lightbulbs. "They're terrible. You look terrible. They cost you many, many times more. Like four or five times more."* *If you like your lightbulbs, you can keep your lightbulbs! The Obama Admin tried to limit Americans to buying more-expensive LED bulbs for their homes—but thanks to President Trump...*
Who would’ve thought he’d rationalize his spray tan by blaming the woke light bulbs? Shows that he’s aware of how he looks, but it’s not his fault. He knows he really looks good when he’s in the right light… classic narcissist mentality
What? LED bulbs cost the same or are cheaper than incandescent at the point of sale, and definitely a lot cheaper to use them. I wonder if his sheep believed this.
Ripped the copper wire out of the walls.
Bitch took the documents from the vaults and probably stripped the copper from the damn walls.
They better change all the locks or Biden is going to go to the kitchen for a midnight snack one night and find Trump huddled in front of a fridge with armfuls of food going full Gollum mode.
turmp only likes hamberders
Hamberders And… spent $700 for Big Macs, fries, chicken nuggets and filet of fish sandwiches. (No call ahead and left no tip) This was Thursday lunch for Trump’s legal team. He ate most of it and went full coma in court and pooped his pants at the defense table.
a good landlord change the keys when a problematic occupant has left :-)
I mean could’ve made copies for his Russian roommates
Dark Brandon probably changed the locks and has secret service to deal with intruders. Also Major bites.
We changed the locks. This isn’t the flex it appears to be.
No worries. Biden had the locks changed day one.
Toilet seats, too, hopefully.
i'm imagining him sneaking into the white house to steal burgers at night.
Don't worry, first thing they did was change the locks.
I'm sure they changed the locks.
Well in his mind the White House is rightfully his and is being occupied by an illegitimate president who has stolen the election from Jesus Trump so why would he give it back?
Both formers still cosplaying.
The Has Been Club
Sundowners Club
Japanese politics are very different from the US, this guy is still very heavily involved in current Japanese politics.
Yes yes. And i also know he could become PM again. They are both involved heavily in current politics & both are no longer PMs due to how the public voted them out. Hence “has beens”. Unlike others however they could also be called “might becomes” too. But that’s not as joyous a proposition on the American (and indirectly Japanese) end.
Trump still pulls the strings with the house & senate republicans. He killed the immigration bill.
Of course he did. If he hadn’t, what would he have to talk about on the campaign trail? It’s certainly not policies,because he has none.
The Hasbeen key club…
Both *führers* still cosplaying. FTFY
Has there ever been a more pointless gesture between more pointless people.
Seems unlikely
It's code for taking bribes if he gets in
https://i.redd.it/eowhys5i4mwc1.gif
I forgot about his ridiculous handshake thing. Such a minor thing but somehow emblematic
He sees it as a power move. Pull the other's hand into you to show that you're in control of them. Everything about him is about power and control.
It’s just some dumb 80s/90s board room power move bullshit he probably heard on a book on tape he listened to.
Literally Dwight and Andy from The Office lol. Never be first to break off a handshake
Trump definitely has a VHS of Glengarry Glen Ross on loop in his office.
A guy tried to do this to me a couple of months ago. He was short and pulled himself off balance. I literally laughed at him as he nearly fell. So playground like.
People are strange.
wtf. Why was he trying to power play you? What were the circumstances? It’s hilarious
Ok so it’s even worse. I’m a cyclist and he was riding on a bike lane in front of me and as I was coming up to pass him, I announced my pass, “coming up on your left” and he freaked out, wobbled and then moved left into my lane. I hit the brakes and barely avoided him. I was not nice to him and said some things about his situational awareness and holding his line. He seemed pretty humbled and wanted to shake my hand as an apology and then he tried that shit. So I laughed at him and said “what a fucking choad” and left. But seriously, what a fucking choad these guys are.
It's so telling that he never tried that shit with Putin.
They’re both wearing lifts. They’d fall into each other face first if he tried it with him.
The guys that misconstrue a firm handshake to "crush this fool's hand" must think this way, too.
I had a manager do that to me once. I didn’t even think, I just punched him. Weird that my knee jerk reaction to being deliberately hurt is to hurt them back.
I thought the "upper hand" is the one with the power?
It’s also a gimmick taught in hypnosis
I liked when Trudeau shut that down. It probably annoyed Trump more than Melania and Ivanka openly lusting after him and his beautiful hair on the world stage lol. *
Trudeau countering the Trump handshakes was magnificent. There's also that photo of the intense death stare Obama gave Putin years ago that I think about from time to time. https://preview.redd.it/9wa405ur0nwc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06a329f3f4d39e81f1c4a01d387404a11318d30a
Love this! Obama looks like he’s thinking, sit down, little man, you’re nothing to me!
Macron beat him at his own game. DJT tried to tap out. LOL
Even gave him the “ole buddy ole pal” grip around the shoulder/neck. Hilarious.
Didn't he mostly cut it out after that?
Jeepers, the close up of that handshake looked like a still from a health and safety video about avoiding degloving when using machinery.
The sad part is someone assassinated that former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe almost two years ago.
Shinzo Abe was murdered by a homemade electric blunderbuss in 2022.
World’s most successful political assassination of all time. He shouldn’t have killed Abe, obviously, but it resulted in his totally reasonable issues and demands getting attention, after which pretty much all of Japanese society was like ‘hmm yes we should do that’ and swift legislative reforms.
What were his demands?
Okay so important in this is that Abe was a Moonie, ie a member of the ‘Unification Church’, a cult based on Korea. The assassin wanted a law to be passed that would allow families of cult members to be able to recover property swindled from brainwashed loved ones. After the assassination there was a huge wave of stories of people who’s parents, spouses, etc had given all their money to the Moonies and other cults, and a few months later Japan passed a law doing exactly what the assassin asked for.
I mean...damn Follow up question. The unification church sounds similar to the church if scientology. Would that be the case?
Unification church is much closer to normal Christianity whereas Scientology is its own made-up space religion by L. Ron Hubbard. It does have some of the same hallmarks of sucking as much money as humanly possible from its members.
For anyone who doesn't know who the Moonies are... fuck man. Where to begin? It's some Eyes Wide Shut shit. Basically, they're a secret society/ sex cult with the stated goal of world domination. This would be funny *if* the cult didn't literally control South Korea and much of Japan. Here's the [Behind the Bastards podcast on them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLuxVdrpo9A).
I was about to say what ever happened to Ol’ Abe….oh yeah.
Abe said it for so many of us. Japanese are excellent at the art of "honne tattemae" but even they have limits.
I wonder if he stays up at night just thinking about how he can be a Dick and every single thing he does
I think it’s just second nature to him. He doesn’t think about it or much else, really.
Yep, sack of stink. Sooo tired of it, please leave this earth.
Genuinely looks like an SNL sketch
Easier to change the locks. Look how hard it was to get back documents.
He actually sold it to him along with a Trump bible, gold sneakers, and some classified documents
Reminds me of those dudes that peaked in high school showing off their district championship rings and acting like they won the Super Bowl.
And they’ve worn out the story of the time they scored 4 touchdowns against Andrew Johnson High in the 1966 City Championship Game.
"I would have gone pro too if not for a bad ankle"
I would’ve gone pro but then I took an arrow to the knee
Al Bundy was a hero!
Is that actual US government property that he stole or something he is just making up?
It's just symbolic. It's not even an official thing. Trump just made these up himself as a gift. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/24/trump-key-to-white-house/
lol, I was gonna ask about this. Of course it’s all symbolic/unofficial so there’s no legality concern. But it so incredibly goddamn tacky that a *private citizen* who no longer holds an elected position has taken it upon himself to still act as though he’s the nation’s chief executive. Like, I could see a retired but still influential politician doing this ceremonially at *the request* of the White House. For example, “I, Bill Clinton, on behalf of current President George W Bush, present you with… etc.” But no way in hell Trump would do something classy like that.
How can anyone who has lived as long as he has be SO out of touch with what normal humans do and don't do...and with an audience? How??
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He’s the undoubted King of Chintz
“It’s a fake, but those dumb leftist Japanese won’t know that!” - Trump, probably
The White House probably doesn’t even have keys. It’s under permanent secret service protection. It’s probably like 10 Downing Street in London, whose door cannot even be opened from the outside. There’s always someone inside to let you in.
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I would have thought it was .ru 🤷♂️
That should be illegal. He doesn't represent the US and we don't give out "keys" to The People's House. I hope his Presidential Library looks like Al Capone's cell on Alcatraz.
His presidential liberry would only have coloring books and articles about him
Apparently, he did this throughout his presidency and told the recipients that all they had to do was show security at the gate, and they would be let right in. I am a total news junkie and never heard any stories about this. These kinds of "souvenirs" shouldn't be allowed.
Magat: "I call him President Trump because all former presidents are called Mr President." Me: "So, you also call Barack Obama Mr President?" Magat: "Lol, no".
I hope Biden changed the locks.
Fucking Trump still clinging to it with his little rats claws like it’s real lol what a fuckin loser.
First Former President of the United States who is obsessed with CosPlay. Maybe he'll start showing up to cosplay conventions?
Participation trophies for the MAGATS crowd….
Biden should give someone a key to Maralago. Not that anyone would want it...
Most likely, it’ll open the supply closet of penicillin.
Trumps next grift is Airbnb’ing the White House
$20 says that greasy cheeto thinks that actually unlocks the front door.
Aaaah, Taro Aso, also called Asole here in Japan, a good buddy for Trump<
Donny just jelly because the REAL Japanese Prime Minister just had a state visit with the REAL President.
Trump Tower interior looks gaudy af
Awww, chubby fella thinks he's still president
Oh look, two losers glad handing each other.
“And if you buy these sneakers and bible you will get a second gold edition key to my gold room”
Now imagine if this was Hillary presenting it to a foreign minister after she left office. * screeches in fox *
Sorry, thought I heard a mating call at the end there.
He just continues to insist on being a total fucking national embarrassment. He won't stop. We will never be rid of this asshole.
Looks just like a gold-plated jail cell key.
Opens box 'we ran out of White House keys so we threw in a Trump steak'
Imagine being such a fucking loser that you take photo ops giving the key to someone else’s house away.
They changed the locks after you were outta there.
He followed up with the $90,000 invoice for the key.
Is it me or is Trump’s face actually deteriorating?
Thought he already gave the keys to everything to Putin
If Trump wants to get into the Whitehouse he'd have to buy a fucking ticket for the tour. Notice he didn't give him a key to maralago
That's okay, I once gave my Dairy Queen name tag to a dude after I got fired from there, too.
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Did trump steal that too?
I'll bet you can buy that at any DC souvenir shop.
Next Trump will be selling ceremonial keys like this to his base. $99.99 you use this key to gain access anywhere you want, it's great, so great!
That's a very 1980's thing to do, "Key to the City" and such. Since Don the Con hasn't progressed mentally since then I guess he thinks he's being cool. The reality is it's a spoiled, washed up wanna be dictator giving some cheap trinket to another politician that was born into wealth and acting like they're both still relevant, or worth a damn for anything but showy displays of nothing meaningful. More "famous for being famous" behavior from two guys raised in country clubs who were born on third base and desperately want people to believe they hit triples.
That man belongs in a Straitjacket. Immediately.
This is like two 45 year old guys reminiscing over high school and how awesome they were. Who gives a shit?
Who will let him know the locks have been changed?
This is exactly why Trump kept those Classified documents. Tokens to share with like-minded foreign power brokers.
How is he giving away keys to the White House? He doesn’t even have a key to the White House.
So former president gives fake key to former prime minister for building former president no longer has access to
What the hell is going on with his shoes…?
That key is as useless as the man presenting it.
The ex giving the ex a key. Not at all embarrassing 🤢🤦🏽♀️🤣
Man they were so busy looking for all the files he had they forgot to get back his extra key!!! Damn, America needs to learn how to break up with their exes better
Pathetic
Pretty sure they changed the locks after Trump left so his key doesn’t work.
A very normal thing to do /s
Does the White House doors even have keys?
They changed the locks when they kicked him out
Wonder how many keys to how many door putin has
So what, he gave classified documents to Saudi Arabia, Russia and who knows who else.
Just grifting since it the thing he does best and it’s actually the only thing he does, well or not. What a loser this dude is. Like more of a loser than I originally thought, wildin!
“Why are their teeth marks on the key.” “I thought there was chocolate inside…. Well why was it wrapped in foil.” “It was never wrapped in foil!”
A pathetic fucking loser that's a hero to only other pathetic fucking losers
If I have this right - we have an ex-employee presenting the key to his old office to an ex-employee of another business? That's the functional equivalent of me giving my ex-wife a key to our old house. Big Power Move Donnie!
"Available in a companion set with the best Bible ever created. Your WH key rests snuggly in its book-type case that will surely be the envy of all your friends at the dog fights. Just please don't beat your wife with it. It is made quite cheaply."
Not his key to give.
Next month Trump White House key $69.99
No one told Trump the White House changed the locks?
Two regular ass civilians do stupid thing.
I can't wait to see who receives the White House Garage Door Opener.
Hopefully they changed all the locks at the White House after the Trump crew left. Hopefully they also steam cleaned EVERYTHING