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Tanuki

(15,811 posts)
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:06 PM Mar 23

He's even trying to privatize/monetize the Easter Egg Roll

https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-grandmother-easter-egg-roll-120052116.html

"The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties.

The sponsorship offers range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors and obtained by CNN.
....
But the solicitation for sponsorships marks an unprecedented offering of corporate branding opportunities on White House grounds running counter to long-established regulations prohibiting the use of public office for private gain.
....
Sponsors of WHEER [White House Easter Egg Roll] provide financial support, activities, and giveaways to enhance the event while gaining valuable brand visibility and national recognition,” reads the document.

Among the offerings for prospective sponsors: “Naming rights for key areas or elements,” “Sponsor logos featured on event signage,” “Custom-branded baskets, snacks/beverages, or souvenirs,” “Mentions in official event communications and social media posts,” “Acknowledgment in printed or digital event programs,” and “Inclusion in press releases and media interviews.” Sponsors can also gain access to an “invite-only brunch hosted inside the White House by FLOTUS,” tickets to the event, and a private White House tour.
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Upon viewing the pitch document, Richard Painter, who served in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush, told CNN that it “wouldn’t have gotten through Counsel’s Office.”

“That would have been vetoed in about 30 seconds in my day,” he said. “We’re not running this like a football stadium where you get all logos all over the place for kicking in money.” ....(more)
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He's even trying to privatize/monetize the Easter Egg Roll (Original Post) Tanuki Mar 23 OP
How much has Trump made since Nov 5? Irish_Dem Mar 23 #1
WWJD? LOL...collect your tributes NotHardly Mar 23 #27
I wish someone would ask him why we celebrate Easter and what does it mean. Let's see how the "Christian" answers. n/t SheilaAnn Mar 23 #2
This is sooooo Republicon BoRaGard Mar 23 #3
Coming soon homegirl Mar 23 #26
Do they know the cost of eggs? BattleRow Mar 23 #38
My head is exploding. badhair77 Mar 23 #4
+1 Thank you for speaking for me. bronxiteforever Mar 23 #14
Who gets the money? louis-t Mar 23 #5
Comrade Krasnov of course. MLWR Mar 23 #33
Well, with Trump's increases in the cost of eggs, it needs $$$ponsorship. Norrrm Mar 23 #6
IDIOCRACY.... FirstLight Mar 23 #7
Eat Fresh! JoseBalow Mar 23 #17
They will probably use old,outdated eggs to cut down on cost..rotten egg roll. BattleRow Mar 23 #39
Potatoes NickB79 Mar 24 #46
Thought the same thing NickB79 Mar 24 #45
Did you know that Trump has nominated that wife-beating Carl Jr.'s creep Puzder Tanuki Mar 24 #47
Why doesn't he just consolidate all his grifter activities as Donnie's Whorehouse Inc.and be done with it? jls4561 Mar 23 #8
Priceless and spot on yorkster Mar 23 #21
Yep, like grandaddy did -- brothel that serves food. Prostitution is in his blood. allegorical oracle Mar 24 #43
I think he's already got a down-low whorehouse Tanuki Mar 24 #48
The Baptist have entered the bidding dweller Mar 23 #9
Maybe he could make a stack of cash by offering photos of himself in a bunny suit. Ping Tung Mar 23 #10
Disgusting. Think. Again. Mar 23 #11
Why would he stop with just the White House? LudwigPastorius Mar 23 #12
Why stop there? central scrutinizer Mar 23 #13
Can You Imagine Zackzzzz Mar 23 #23
The Gangrenous Boil on The Ass of Humanity... GiqueCee Mar 23 #15
Thank you for saying what he is so I don't have to! ShazzieB Mar 23 #19
Corporations please sponsor so that I can know who to boycott. erodriguez Mar 23 #16
He's slipping.. Permanut Mar 23 #18
Fried oreos and turkey legs? Wonder Why Mar 23 #34
Kaching! Permanut Mar 23 #40
Thing is, the WH gets an ample entertainment budget that we pay for. nt allegorical oracle Mar 24 #44
Imagine what next year's State of the Union will look like. n/t dobleremolque Mar 23 #20
Sponsored by Starlink, Walmart and WaPo WestMichRad Mar 23 #30
BREAKING: Due to the high price of eggs, this year's White House Easter Egg Roll... alterfurz Mar 23 #22
DUzy! Bernardo de La Paz Mar 23 #25
Corruption on a roll. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 23 #24
disgusting Skittles Mar 23 #28
As always, follow the money Gimpyknee Mar 23 #29
And this isn't The Onion?!?!?! bif Mar 23 #31
and where exactly is this sponsorship money going? barbtries Mar 23 #32
The money changers BigMin28 Mar 23 #35
The big surprise is the raffle jayschool2013 Mar 23 #36
"Hey, kids, there are lots of eggs hidden in all those brand new Teslas. tanyev Mar 23 #37
and after the kiddies are tucked away onethatcares Mar 24 #41
Yikes. An Easter activity produced by a company named Harbinger? allegorical oracle Mar 24 #42
The White House Easter Egg Roll is a public tradition, not a branding opportunity LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #49

SheilaAnn

(10,365 posts)
2. I wish someone would ask him why we celebrate Easter and what does it mean. Let's see how the "Christian" answers. n/t
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:09 PM
Mar 23

BoRaGard

(5,059 posts)
3. This is sooooo Republicon
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:12 PM
Mar 23

They know the cost of everything -- including Christ's miraculous rising from the dead -- and the value of nothing.

Skeezy GOP Grifters have no honest claim on Christ or Easter.

Deplorable.

badhair77

(4,831 posts)
4. My head is exploding.
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:18 PM
Mar 23

A ticket for a lunch with FLOTUS! Where dies this money end up? Same for sponsor money, I see it going beyond the egg roll.

MLWR

(280 posts)
33. Comrade Krasnov of course.
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 05:51 PM
Mar 23

Every single solitary thing is transactional for him. That he should actually treat kids to an Easter egg hunt is beyond his capabilities. If there isn't big money in it for him, he doesn't do shit.

FirstLight

(14,969 posts)
7. IDIOCRACY....
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:21 PM
Mar 23

"Brought to you by Taco Bell"
"Why do you keep saying that?"

"cuz everytime I do they pay me...."

BattleRow

(1,558 posts)
39. They will probably use old,outdated eggs to cut down on cost..rotten egg roll.
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 06:10 PM
Mar 23

Curious if this is a DEI event?

Tanuki

(15,811 posts)
47. Did you know that Trump has nominated that wife-beating Carl Jr.'s creep Puzder
Mon Mar 24, 2025, 10:15 AM
Mar 24

as Ambassador to the European Union?
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/andrew-puzder-trump-eu-ambassador-pick-abuse-allegations/

"President Donald Trump picked Andrew Puzder, who withdrew from a Cabinet nomination in Trump’s first term after spousal abuse allegations surfaced, as his ambassador to the European Union.

Trump nominated Puzder, the former chief executive of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, to be the secretary of labor in 2017. He called him a “successful attorney, businessman, economic commentator, and author,” when announcing the nomination Wednesday on Truth Social.

Puzder is the latest second-term Trump nominee who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment or gender-based violence. The position of U.S. ambassador to the European Union is subject to Senate approval. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Shortly after his nomination, news outlets resurfaced a 2004 lawsuit that accused Puzder of sexually discriminating against, harassing and wrongfully terminating Caroline Leakan, a former CKE vice president of investor relations. The lawsuit appears to have been settled out of court, Capital & Main reported at the time, with the company and Leakan citing a confidentiality agreement in not discussing the case.

Separately, in the late 1980s, Puzder’s ex-wife Lisa Henning, now Lisa Fierstein, filed documents alleging physical abuse, including beatings around the neck and body, as part of her 1987 divorce from Pudzer. She dropped the charges as part of a child custody agreement in 1990 and signed a legal document saying: “All allegations of abuse of any kind were made in the context of divorce proceedings. I fully withdraw these allegations.”

jls4561

(2,220 posts)
8. Why doesn't he just consolidate all his grifter activities as Donnie's Whorehouse Inc.and be done with it?
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:26 PM
Mar 23

Tanuki

(15,811 posts)
48. I think he's already got a down-low whorehouse
Mon Mar 24, 2025, 10:22 AM
Mar 24
https://sports.yahoo.com/golf-event-hosted-by-strip-club-at-trumps-doral-course-canceled-after-charity-pulls-out-035513251.html


..."President Donald Trump's National Doral Golf Club in Miami was scheduled to host a tournament Saturday organized by a strip club complete with “caddy girls” donning miniskirts who would escort players to a “very tasteful burlesque show” off site.

That’s not happening any more.

Once the Washington Post reported on the plans, the non-profit associated with the charity event pulled out.
...
Advertising for the event promised patrons the opportunity to “RSVP your Shadow caddy girl” at Trump National Doral."...(more)

central scrutinizer

(12,558 posts)
13. Why stop there?
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 03:43 PM
Mar 23

All administration officers will soon look like NASCAR drivers - every square inch covered with corporate logos

Zackzzzz

(55 posts)
23. Can You Imagine
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 05:18 PM
Mar 23

Each little egg covered in stickers like fruit in the market?

Each individual egg bought & brought to you by ..........&..........&...........

It all overwhelms my brain.

GiqueCee

(2,139 posts)
15. The Gangrenous Boil on The Ass of Humanity...
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 04:05 PM
Mar 23

... is plumbing new depths of crass commercialism. What an utterly disgusting excuse for a human being. A bloated tick has more class than this national embarrassment.

ShazzieB

(20,280 posts)
19. Thank you for saying what he is so I don't have to!
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 04:28 PM
Mar 23


I agree with everything you said, especially about the bloated tick. That tick is trying to stay alive the only wsy it knows how. The Orange Hellbeast wants to enrich himself just because he can, and he doesn't care who he hurts in the process!

Permanut

(6,972 posts)
18. He's slipping..
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 04:28 PM
Mar 23

I see no mention of other possible revenue sources:

Parking
Admission
Basket rental
Pictures
Trump Bibles
Popcorn
Cotton candy
Elephant ears

alterfurz

(2,600 posts)
22. BREAKING: Due to the high price of eggs, this year's White House Easter Egg Roll...
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 05:17 PM
Mar 23

...will use Congressional Republicans' Balls instead. --- Robert J. Ellingsworth (@BY1959)

barbtries

(30,338 posts)
32. and where exactly is this sponsorship money going?
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 05:49 PM
Mar 23

will it be for hefty tips for WH staff? deposited in the treasury? TCFSF's pocket?

omigawd i just hate all this shit.

tanyev

(46,125 posts)
37. "Hey, kids, there are lots of eggs hidden in all those brand new Teslas.
Sun Mar 23, 2025, 06:05 PM
Mar 23

Be sure and take your Mom and Dad with you to go pick one out!”

😒

onethatcares

(16,790 posts)
41. and after the kiddies are tucked away
Mon Mar 24, 2025, 08:01 AM
Mar 24

the raffle drawing to pound nails into Christs' hands will be held

allegorical oracle

(4,646 posts)
42. Yikes. An Easter activity produced by a company named Harbinger?
Mon Mar 24, 2025, 09:49 AM
Mar 24

A harbinger of what? Doom or Spring? With djt we can't be sure.

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