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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:03 PM Jun 2018

Trump autographed photos of deceased crime victims for White House 'Angel Families' event

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump appears to have autographed photos of deceased young people that were featured at a White House event Friday highlighting victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

There were 11 photos total being held up by family members who had lost loved ones, and all of the photos bore Trump's unmistakably scrawled signature in large-tipped black pen.

Autographing the photos was an unusual decision, in that it appeared to combine the celebrity element of an autograph with the solemn image of a dead loved one.

It was unclear whether the photos had been produced by the White House, when the president autographed them, or whether this was done at the families' request. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the photos.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/22/trump-autographed-photos-of-dead-crime-victims-for-white-house-event.html

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Trump autographed photos of deceased crime victims for White House 'Angel Families' event (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2018 OP
Now that is f'd up! Cattledog Jun 2018 #1
What the actual fuck is wrong with that man? Solly Mack Jun 2018 #2
Truly. WTAF? Zoonart Jun 2018 #4
He knows his deplorables love it. sandensea Jun 2018 #7
NARCISSISTIC ASSHOLE lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #29
Because he isn't creepy enough already?? madamesilverspurs Jun 2018 #3
Copies of signed photos will be available on whitehouse.gov by this evening - ten bucks a pop Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #5
What will he do next? Scarsdale Jun 2018 #28
I'm surprised he didn't crack out the fancy gold metallic pen for this one. forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #6
Agree, madames, CREEPY is the word bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #8
What a Sick Fuck jpak Jun 2018 #9
God damn, this guy is a ghoulish weirdo RockRaven Jun 2018 #10
Yuck cvoogt Jun 2018 #11
How sick is this? Marthe48 Jun 2018 #12
They are pictures of them while they were still alive muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #17
oops Marthe48 Jun 2018 #18
I'm glad I read this before I responded. nt Flaleftist Jun 2018 #27
What ? Celebrity death Sig's.... it is the new fashionable thing. magicarpet Jun 2018 #13
I have to ask. How much were these people paid to lie? amb123 Jun 2018 #14
It was obvious in 2016 that he is a f**king sociopath psycho, and the country should hang its head still_one Jun 2018 #15
++ campaign promises kept that's all. Too bad hardly anyone cared. Clinton tried to warn us in lunasun Jun 2018 #25
... catbyte Jun 2018 #16
Correct! machoneman Jun 2018 #21
So they claim what, like 30-40 million illegals in the country Mr.Bill Jun 2018 #19
Strange and disgusting. mahannah Jun 2018 #20
Those photographs look like they're produced NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #22
Those photographs look like they're produced NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #23
Would Donald sign photo of young woman killed in Charlottesville by his supporter? keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #24
This was for his base. The rest of us think this is a bs photo op kimbutgar Jun 2018 #26
A fitting end to that maturbatory event. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #30
Definitely not a happy ending. world wide wally Jun 2018 #33
I saw a little girl in a red jacket running away! world wide wally Jun 2018 #31
Trump's been using these same families starting with his campaign DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #32
He has to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding, tanyev Jun 2018 #34
First thing I thought of... billpolonsky Jun 2018 #35
That is the action of a sick mind. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #36
As sick as it gets JDC Jun 2018 #37
I will never understand why someone who is so unattractive TNNurse Jun 2018 #38
I would like to think that some families contacted for LuckyLib Jun 2018 #39

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
5. Copies of signed photos will be available on whitehouse.gov by this evening - ten bucks a pop
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:15 PM
Jun 2018

- donations for LOSER45‘s campaign, which will actually go to pay of Hope Hicks’ lawyer bc if that woman is neglected - a la Cohen - some shit gonna go down

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
28. What will he do next?
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:34 PM
Jun 2018

How about inviting the parents of young African Americans who had sons killed by white police officers? Maleria could parade around in her jacket sharing her message.

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
10. God damn, this guy is a ghoulish weirdo
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:25 PM
Jun 2018

this makes the people who stand by him no matter what look creepy and weird themselves.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
17. They are pictures of them while they were still alive
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:41 PM
Jun 2018

They were large - over a foot across, for them to hold up as they stood behind Trump. In the video, there are a couple of relatives in the line, but without photos - whether that's because they didn't want to hold up photos for the cameras, or because they thought the idea of Trump signing them weird or sick, I don't know. All those that turned up were willing to be a prop for Trump anyway, since that was obviously what he did this for.

Marthe48

(16,970 posts)
18. oops
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:45 PM
Jun 2018

I only read the headline. Used to collect antiques and funereal items were popular-I thought of pictures of the dead. Delete here I come

amb123

(1,581 posts)
14. I have to ask. How much were these people paid to lie?
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:30 PM
Jun 2018

The people with tRump are the REAL Crisis Actors. Not the children at the border.

still_one

(92,217 posts)
15. It was obvious in 2016 that he is a f**king sociopath psycho, and the country should hang its head
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:31 PM
Jun 2018

Last edited Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:34 PM - Edit history (1)

in shame for allowing a racist, sexist, bigot to become president



Mr.Bill

(24,300 posts)
19. So they claim what, like 30-40 million illegals in the country
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:47 PM
Jun 2018

and they show us 11 victims? Some crime wave.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
22. Those photographs look like they're produced
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:02 PM
Jun 2018

by the same vendor. All the same size, all seem professionally produced from existing photographs.

I have no words for how sick and macabre this is.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
23. Those photographs look like they're produced
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:02 PM
Jun 2018

by the same vendor. All the same size, all seem professionally produced from existing photographs.

I have no words for how sick and macabre this is.

keithbvadu2

(36,823 posts)
24. Would Donald sign photo of young woman killed in Charlottesville by his supporter?
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:07 PM
Jun 2018

Would Donald sign photo of young woman killed in Charlottesville by his supporter?

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
31. I saw a little girl in a red jacket running away!
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 08:00 PM
Jun 2018

She was about 28" tall and weighed about 30 pounds.
Although I am not trained in the matter, I think she was flashing gang signs.

Are all you Trumpophiles scared now?

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
32. Trump's been using these same families starting with his campaign
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 08:05 PM
Jun 2018

IIRC, some were guests at the SOTU address. I guess the families are so grief-stricken they continue to allow themselves to be used as set pieces.

tanyev

(42,564 posts)
34. He has to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding,
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 08:07 PM
Jun 2018

and the baby at every christening. With apologies to Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

LudwigPastorius

(9,155 posts)
36. That is the action of a sick mind.
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:19 PM
Jun 2018

Trump is seriously fucked up in the head. The only oval room he should be in should be one with padded walls and a locked door.

TNNurse

(6,927 posts)
38. I will never understand why someone who is so unattractive
Sat Jun 23, 2018, 07:22 AM
Jun 2018

and speaks such poor and limited English and shows his ignorance daily has any kind of appeal. Everything he does is about him. He has no concern for those families except what they can do for him.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
39. I would like to think that some families contacted for
Sat Jun 23, 2018, 01:50 PM
Jun 2018

this photo op replied “Not only NO but HELL NO!”

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