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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,464 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:02 PM Jun 2019

Four of the six people in this photograph have no official government position.

Walter Shaub Retweeted

4 of 6 people in this photo have no official government position. They run private businesses, are campaign advisers. Why are they attending an official state dinner on behalf of the United States?


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Four of the six people in this photograph have no official government position. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 OP
And the other two don't belong there either genxlib Jun 2019 #1
Trump acts like he won the country in a poker game RelativelyJones Jun 2019 #2
That's the best brief description I've seen Lindsay Jun 2019 #6
Thanks! RelativelyJones Jun 2019 #11
I'm not sure the other two do either Retrograde Jun 2019 #3
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #4
Court Jesters. Sneederbunk Jun 2019 #5
They should be presented the bill for their trips pandr32 Jun 2019 #7
... Scurrilous Jun 2019 #8
They weren't invited either underpants Jun 2019 #9
We paid for their trip Progressive dog Jun 2019 #10

genxlib

(5,528 posts)
1. And the other two don't belong there either
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:04 PM
Jun 2019

They are not remotely qualified for the positions they were given through nepotism.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
3. I'm not sure the other two do either
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:10 PM
Jun 2019

There's this pesky anit-nepotism law that Trump and the press seem to have forgotten about that precludes Ivanka and Jared from holding official positions. AFAIK, they're just informal "advisors" without any specific duties or responsibilities - or oversight.

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
10. We paid for their trip
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 02:26 PM
Jun 2019

and probably bought their fancy duds, too. I want their next pictures to be with bars in front and Don Sr beside them.

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