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PurgedVoter

(2,218 posts)
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 12:58 AM Jan 2021

White House China

There is a tradition, not required but a tradition of leaving a White House china pattern behind as you step down as president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_china

There was one planned, but sadly the Trumps never managed to come up with the right way to steal all the donations while spray painting dollar store china with fake gold paint.

I am thinking there may be some art teachers out there, who might have a few pieces that parents decided not to take home. It might be a wonderful thing if those snake ash trays and oh so interesting globs got donated for this cause. I hate to think that this opportunity might be missed.

Here is our chance to have a grass roots offering to represent the spirit of the Trump White House so that they can be viewed beside the other offerings for all time. If you have a few ceramic pieces that make one look for a moment, think and narrow eyes in wonder, please consider donating for this cause.

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brewens

(13,589 posts)
1. Most of what Trump ate was in paper, cardboard or a bucket. He didn't use the china much.
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:04 AM
Jan 2021

If he was getting the collectable KFC buckets, he may have left those somewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dale+jr.+kentucky+fried+buckets

PurgedVoter

(2,218 posts)
3. I think you have captured the spirit of this!
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:15 AM
Jan 2021

The bucket and clam shell forms have been neglected for all of these years. I do think they speak to the spirit of the Trump White House. Maybe it is time to have a few simple boxes filled with the finest Styrofoam and cardboard buckets.
As another thought, if folk that managed to "discover" china that at one time might have been used by one of the many institutions with Trump branding, they could become part of a collection. That would show the real spirit of Trump. If a collection of those "liberated" pieces of ceramic were kept until sometime next year when all the Trump businesses go under or at least until ownership becomes confused, they could then someday show the tradition and values that say, "Trump."

RussellCattle

(1,535 posts)
2. Interesting Wiki article. The last entry about the Trump Whitehouse's china says the following:
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:14 AM
Jan 2021

"Melania Trump worked on a china design but the project was sidelined due to cost and time constraints" Yeah, time constraints, like your four years are up and none of your grifter pals have donated to buy china because "what's in it for me?"

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