Trump names handbag designer as South African ambassador

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Wednesday announced his nomination of Lana Marks, a handbag designer and Mar-a-Lago club member to be his next U.S. ambassador to South Africa.

Marks's handbag line, CNN noted, features certain designs with skins from exotic animals, including ostriches and alligators.

CNN reported that Marks remains a member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, noting that her daughter was married at the location.

In a statement, the White House noted Marks's service on the Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School, as well as her schooling in South Africa. Marks speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, two of South Africa's 11 official languages, according to the release.

11/14/18 09:25 PM EST

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416841-trump-names-handbag-designer-as-south-african-ambassador

---

[blue neen]

1. Gross.

Just gross.

[packman]

2. OH, Sweet Jeezus

Shit, why not?

[kwassa]

3. Poor choice. She has South African experience.

This defies the Trump norm of having no relevant experience for the position one is appointed to.

[jayschool2013]

4. Let them carry caiman-skin pocketbooks!

It's the fucking Court at Versailles.

"The Palace of Versailles allowed a large Court to live close to the King. Depending on the day, there were between 3,000 and 10,000 people here, forming a highly variegated society governed nonetheless by a strict hierarchy that applied to all. Some were there by right of birth, others by social obligation, others through interest or curiosity, and others simply to earn a living. The high-ranking nobles were constantly present, alert to every opportunity to solicit the favour of the master of Versailles."

[Haggis for Breakfast]

5. Because, of course, he did

[badhair77]

6. Swampy.

[iluvtennis]

7. OMG...he hires the "best" people

Another bought position in the Trump regime.

[Deb]

8. I wonder how she feels about being an accessory?

You can't make this crap up.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Disgusting. nt

[Blue Owl]

10. Well, this country is going to hell in a handbag...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Did Melania recommend her?

Just asking.

[SergeStorms]

13. I'm thinking Ivanka....

is positioning herself to steal her designs once she's embroiled in a Trumpian scandal that's soon to follow. Ivanka steals all of her best designs you know.

[Bob Loblaw]

15. Ding ding ding

We have a winner.

[jb5150]

12. Is it wrong to hope

she gets eaten by a lion? Seems like poetic justice to me.

[pazzyanne]

14. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

She is a despicable human being when she uses exotic animal parts in her products. I have not words!

[joshdawg]

16. Wow, another incompetent.

doofus never surprises me.........................well, not any more.

[Nitram]

17. A twofer! and insult to an Afican nation and a commercial windfall for a handbag designer.