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Trump Removes MLK Bust from Oval Office
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But he's not a racist. What a ****ing racist. I can only hope all the people who voted for trump to cause the libs pain, suffer twice the amount for voting for trump. They knew what they were voting for and they are getting it. War on anyone who isn't a trump ass kisser.
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MLK is the only king that belongs in the WH. Yet, that’s the one he removed.
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DJT: Never pass an opportunity to insult and demean perceived enemies, or those of your allies.
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Of course he did, petulant moron that he is. No worries, I'm 100% sure our next president will bring it back and remove every vestige, every trace of ugly gaudy shit the trumpdump installed in the Whithouse and everywhere else in DC.
To all of his black supporters.....still love this repulsive "human"? And I use the term "human" very loosely....
To all of his black supporters.....still love this repulsive "human"? And I use the term "human" very loosely....
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Now if Trump could find a bust of James Earl Ray or John Wilkes Booth to replace it with.
Or Putin.
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The next President can restore those busts of MLK.
Odd, not one Rightie has SO FAR commented on this story. I suspect when they get around to it they will make all kinds of excuses and then claim we suffer TDS for criticizing Trump for this action.
Odd, not one Rightie has SO FAR commented on this story. I suspect when they get around to it they will make all kinds of excuses and then claim we suffer TDS for criticizing Trump for this action.
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You think it's funny to have the busts of MLK removed from the White House?
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The more seasoned ones will avoid this thread. We’ll only see the true idiots show up.
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He is worried he will not be remembered as MLK is. Or WILL be remembered but not in flattering ways.
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Some things your MSN article failed to mention. First, the bust now sits in Trump's private dining room in the White House. Second. "That bronze bust of Dr. King has resided in various areas of the White House, from the library on the lower floor to the Oval Office in the West Wing."
MLK Bust Quietly Removed from Oval Office Under Trump — The Buffalo Criterion Online
By April Ryan The iconic bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once a focal point in the Oval Office during the Obama and Biden years, has been relocated.
www.thebuffalocriterion.com
Where was your outrage when it was in the library or some other place?
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I suspect he doesn't care to look at black people.
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They claim to have moved it to the "private dining room" but refuse to show a picture. Perhaps it will be Trump's new target for dinner plate flinging when he has a tantrum. And Charlie Kirk didn't like it one bit and he's a frequent visitor.
Trump always proves there's still plenty of bottom to sink to.
Trump always proves there's still plenty of bottom to sink to.
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Yes.
Especially since Trump is a long established troll president.
It's like an old "what'll he do next"? Sitcom.
As a spectator, it's funny to me.
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Meh the senate bill is more worrying than a bust
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Seriously? He commissioned that bullshit?
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MLK did draw much larger crowds than Donald.
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Does it sit in Trump's private dining room?Some things your MSN article failed to mention. First, the bust now sits in Trump's private dining room in the White House. Second. "That bronze bust of Dr. King has resided in various areas of the White House, from the library on the lower floor to the Oval Office in the West Wing."
MLK Bust Quietly Removed from Oval Office Under Trump — The Buffalo Criterion Online
By April Ryan The iconic bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once a focal point in the Oval Office during the Obama and Biden years, has been relocated.
Where was your outrage when it was in the library or some other place?
When asked for proof of the position of the art, the official said they did not take pictures inside the private residential areas of the White House or West Wing.
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Really not rare for this to happen. If you know the history of the MLK bust. That bronze bust of Dr. King has resided in various areas of the White House, from the library on the lower floor to the Oval Office in the West Wing. The King bust has never been positioned on the State Floor of the White House because Martin Luther King Jr. was a civilian. It currently is in the President's private dining room.
A similar situation occurred under both Obama and Biden. The Churchill bust was removed from the Oval Office by President Joe Biden in January 2021. This was part of a redecoration of the Oval Office upon his inauguration. The bust had been returned to the Oval Office by President Donald Trump in 2017, after being previously removed by President Barack Obama in 2009.
A cast of a bust of Winston Churchill, sculpted by Sir Jacob Epstein, was donated to the White House in 1965 by a group of American wartime friends of Churchill, including W. Averell Harriman. This particular bust was then displayed in the White House residence, outside the Treaty Room, for many years. While President Obama did move this bust to make room for a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Oval Office, it was not removed from the White House entirely. Another bust of Churchill, lent by Prime Minister Tony Blair to President George W. Bush, was displayed in the Oval Office during Bush's presidency. This second bust was returned to the British government at the end of Bush's term.
It is up to the current President to select the artwork in the Oval.
A similar situation occurred under both Obama and Biden. The Churchill bust was removed from the Oval Office by President Joe Biden in January 2021. This was part of a redecoration of the Oval Office upon his inauguration. The bust had been returned to the Oval Office by President Donald Trump in 2017, after being previously removed by President Barack Obama in 2009.
A cast of a bust of Winston Churchill, sculpted by Sir Jacob Epstein, was donated to the White House in 1965 by a group of American wartime friends of Churchill, including W. Averell Harriman. This particular bust was then displayed in the White House residence, outside the Treaty Room, for many years. While President Obama did move this bust to make room for a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Oval Office, it was not removed from the White House entirely. Another bust of Churchill, lent by Prime Minister Tony Blair to President George W. Bush, was displayed in the Oval Office during Bush's presidency. This second bust was returned to the British government at the end of Bush's term.
It is up to the current President to select the artwork in the Oval.
