She really didn't need to do this
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Over the last two years, we've watched gutless leaders go groveling to the White House with gilded gifts to appease our authoritarian overlord. And now Karen Bass is part of that club

Giving Trump all that glitters with a wide grin isn’t a bargaining chip for a city under siege. And what, exactly, did LA walk out of this meeting with? Nothing. Except for a neat little preview of the Bass administration’s posture as we head into our self-imposed megaevent purgatory.

  • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    According to the article, there were over 3000 of those torches made, and they would be between $1200 and $10000 to acquire one. That is too expensive of a gift.

    Everything else, you know, sometimes politicians have to shake hands and smile even though they’re greeting the most evil people. Sometimes they even have to present gifts to these people. But a $1200 gift from a mayor to the president is unacceptable in my opinion.

    Most expensive gifts to the president are historically received as gifts to the country and not personally kept by the president. But I’m guessing Trump doesn’t hold himself to that standard.