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gulliver

(13,186 posts)
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:08 AM Jul 2022

Did Trump clean up his mess and pay for the plate he broke?

I mean, that plate was probably government property, right? And the person who cleaned up the mess was probably on the government payroll.

What, he just throws a plate and somebody else has to clean up after him? Somebody else has to pay for the damage and clean up his tantrum poo?

And it sounds like he may have done it more than once.

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LakeArenal

(28,835 posts)
1. The plates probably cost $300 each and have to be replaced.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:09 AM
Jul 2022

I’ve been wondering about that since I heard about it.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
3. If we knew the exact kind of Presidential plate that was smashed,
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:13 AM
Jul 2022

'that Presidential plate', could go along with the 'ketchup on the wall' meme, that goes to the trump record- [such as it is].

Hugin

(33,177 posts)
2. He took over $130,000,000.00 worth of non-official trips using tax money.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:12 AM
Jul 2022

Will the Treasury ever be reimbursed?

gulliver

(13,186 posts)
6. Strangely, this plate can stick to him better than all that kleptocracy.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:26 AM
Jul 2022

Pretty much everyone can relate to detesting the kind of surly numbskull who throws a plate of food and then walks away to let someone else clean up his mess.

And this particular broken plate carries an important information payload. Trump threw the plate, because he was pissed that Attorney General Barr dismissed election fraud claims. This particular plate should be made an issue, both as an a-holish thing to do and as a way to show Trump's true colors when it comes to his lies about election fraud.

Yes, it bums me out that so much taxpayer money ended up in the pockets of Trump, his family, and his associates.

jimfields33

(15,908 posts)
5. I'm sure many plates, vases, and other items have been thrown over the years.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:18 AM
Jul 2022

In fact, I’d count on it.

dameatball

(7,399 posts)
8. If I remember correctly, Ms. Hutchinson said she helped staff clean up the mess. Maybe she was
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:34 AM
Jul 2022

referring to a different incident, not completely sure about that.

wishstar

(5,271 posts)
11. She said she helped clean up and that he had pulled table cloth off other times causing mayhem
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 01:37 PM
Jul 2022

she said he had previous incidents where in fits of anger he pulled table cloth causing everthing to crash on to the floor of dining room.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
9. Chump don't do physical labor...he has "people" for that.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:40 AM
Jul 2022

All his life he's had uniformed people cleaning up behind him. My hope for the future is that he is uniformed and cleaning his cell. Note gif below.

gulliver

(13,186 posts)
16. Definitely
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 03:17 PM
Jul 2022

I'm kidding in exactly the way I hope it appears I am. The idea of someone stooping to clean up after that squat little toad bugs me. I think it should bug anyone. "Not so fast, spray tan, who's gonna pay for that plate?"

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