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Just say no: Reagan Foundation demands "Trump Train" bus remove image of Gipper in MAGA hat
SalonThe "Trump Train" is not a train. In fact, it's a bus — a Trump-themed, campaign-style bus that travels the country drumming up support for the defeated ex-president, his family members, and their allies. The Trump Train has once again come under attack, this time not from the Queen of England or Buckingham Palace but from the nonpartisan organization that handles the legacy of former President Ronald Reagan, which wants the bus owner to remove an edited image of Reagan wearing a red "TRUMP" hat.
In a letter obtained by Salon on Monday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute demanded that Trump Train owner William "Buddy" Hall remove the image forthwith. "Remove Ronald Reagan's image from 'The Trump Train' by no later than Friday, May 21, 2021, and permanently cease all other use of Ronald Reagan's name and likeness for your tour bus services," the letter stated, which was dated May 13.
Interestingly, the letter sent to Hall by attorney Linda Merritt also CC'd the Trump Organization, which is presumably not involved with his unofficial bus tour. "If you agree to and comply with these requests, the Reagan Foundation will consider this matter resolved," the letter added.
Speaking to Salon on Monday, Hall seemed disconsolate. "I got the images off of Google two years ago," he said, "so I felt since they were there on [the] public domain, it was fine to use." Hall expressed concern that removing Reagan's mug from the bus will harm the efforts of the greater Trump movement, since the bus may no longer make people "smile by the millions."
In a letter obtained by Salon on Monday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute demanded that Trump Train owner William "Buddy" Hall remove the image forthwith. "Remove Ronald Reagan's image from 'The Trump Train' by no later than Friday, May 21, 2021, and permanently cease all other use of Ronald Reagan's name and likeness for your tour bus services," the letter stated, which was dated May 13.
Interestingly, the letter sent to Hall by attorney Linda Merritt also CC'd the Trump Organization, which is presumably not involved with his unofficial bus tour. "If you agree to and comply with these requests, the Reagan Foundation will consider this matter resolved," the letter added.
Speaking to Salon on Monday, Hall seemed disconsolate. "I got the images off of Google two years ago," he said, "so I felt since they were there on [the] public domain, it was fine to use." Hall expressed concern that removing Reagan's mug from the bus will harm the efforts of the greater Trump movement, since the bus may no longer make people "smile by the millions."
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fry in hell - and debate who was the bigger AzzHole and who did the most to screw up our country!
would cover the national debt (to which BOTH share great responsibility!)
