President Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House with his grandchildren Joseph and Arabella Kushner, before departing for Florida on March 3. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post).
Trying to read a rather important article about the Tiny Tyrant’s latest meltdown, which also contains some serious stupidity – he’s intent on proving President Obama wiretapped him, even though it has been pointed out to him, more than once, that if a wiretap was approved, that would mean there was evidence of criminal activity on Trump’s part. The average bear would have backpedaled on this nonsense right away, saying they shouldn’t have taken Breitbart so earnestly or something, but no. In the not so quiet background, Bannon is encouraging this idiocy, with talk of deep state having it in for Trump. So naturally, he ran away to Florida (a bit more on the later). Anyroad, I’m reading, but keep scrolling back up to look at that photo. That’s tape on his tie, right? (Click photo for full size.) Three pieces of tape. I’ve never seen that one before. Anyone out there also tape up the back of their tie?
As for the Tiny Tyrant’s need to run off to Florida every weekend, which is not only costing taxpayers millions for each trip, it’s not endearing the residents of West Palm Beach to him, either.
Residents and business owners in West Palm Beach complained over the weekend that President Donald Trump’s frequent trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort are making their lives miserable.
NBC News reported that Trump’s weekend visits were not only expensive for the taxpayers, but the safety measures implemented by the Secret Service are also costing local business owners big.
“We’re basically going broke,” a spokesperson for Southern Helicopter told NBC News. “We were not expecting him to come down almost every weekend.”
Jonathan Miller, the president of Stellar Aviation Group, worried that his business would go under if Trump continued to make Mar-a-Lago his weekend destination. Miller estimated that he is losing $30,000 each weekend because of Trump.
Additionally, the taxpayers of Palm Beach County are already on the hook for $1.7 million in extra security, and the White House has so far ignored requests to reimburse the county.
Funnily enough, for some time I was too busy looking at the tape to read your post… No, nobody does that. The dashing young bucks of Europe don’t even use the keeper loop these days.
I have to admit, it’s an interesting and pragmatic solution for the flappy left-over bit of neckrope when it gets too flappy. Then again easier solutions include redoing your tie or not wearing any tie at all. I don’t see how it would be a problem with the rope depicted above.
Wasn’t one of Mr. Trump’s many claims to infamy his tendency not to pay contractors, at least not in full? Why would President Trump be any different? Sure, it’s not his money he’d be paying his debts with but old habits die hard.
Sometimes you just need to know that there’s a handy piece of tape sitting under your tie.
I’m sure a couple of his aides do the same, but with duct tape -- in case of emergency ‘shut him up!’ procedures.
Yeah, that’s just something he does that has been noted for many photos now. To be honest, it seems rather pragmatic to me, so I’m not sure what to complain about.
When I first read about it some months back I also learned tie tacks/clips are no longer a thing in America. That’s a pity. Back when I used to have to wear ties (1980’s) I loved tie tacks, and had some really creative ones. Among my favorites were a TARDIS, an Adlai Stevenson shoe with a tiny hole in it, and a tiny functional slide rule (that one was a tie clip).
Where was I complaining? I said I was distracted, and I was. One piece of tape might answer for tacking, but the others don’t. Looks to me like one piece is an attempt to keep a seam together. *shrug*
Anyroad, it’s damn tacky. And distracting. I’d assume someone in his employ has familiarity with a needle and thread, or even knows how to tie a tie correctly.
Well, you’re never going to get the glue off the tie again, and when you pull the tape off, you’re probably going to mess with the distribution of the tension in the slip-stitch holding the tie together, which is not good for longevity. A good tie is a work of art, and it upsets me to see them abused.
I didn’t say you were. I just said I had nothing to complain about.
I’m guessing if the tie gets damaged, he’ll be able to afford a new one. Are his generic red power ties really a work of art? I guess I just don’t understand fashion. As for tie care, I used to just toss mine in the washing machine when they got dirty. Most survived for many cycles, some didn’t. I never owned clothes I had to worry about taking proper care of, but if I did I suppose my attitude would change and I’d learn how to properly care for them. Until then, tape on a tie still seems rather pragmatic to me, though I could be talked into using staples instead to preserve the slip-stitches.
If they’re his own brand, then probably not*, but I still object to treating clothes as if they’re disposable: it’s the flip-side of the exploitative nature of the garment industry. As long as people are demanding clothes they can treat as disposable, then the people making them will be treated the same way.
You are a barbarian. Proper slip-stitching is a skilled business, that can only be done by hand. But if you’re you’re wearing cheap garbage made in a sweatshop…
(*It’s hard to say with someone like Trump, but I’d expect someone of his station to be wearing proper hand-made ties from someone like Marinella of Napoli, in which case they really are works of art, even if they’re not that interesting to look at… The cutting and construction of a really good tie is not a trivial business, and the skill and effort of the artisans who make them should be respected.)
Yup, barbarian is a family tradition, and I have the wild hair and beard to prove it! ;-)
The vast majority of my ties were purchased in the 70’s and 80’s back when America still had a domestic garment industry, but they were all from Sears or JC Penny, so I know they weren’t hand made. I was also a big supporter of “buy American” back then (everybody sing now “Always look for, the union label, when you are buying a shirt dress or blouse…“) so I’m not sure if any of my ties were made in sweatshops.
Yeah, it’s impossible to say what Trump may be wearing. After all, he eats well-done steaks with ketchup. But his cuisine choices and fashion sense aren’t what bother me about him. After all, I eat Ramen noodles and wear zipper hoodies, so I certainly can’t cast the first stone in those areas. But at least I’m not a pussy-grabbing fascist. (Low bar for the win!)
Always Look For The Union Label 1978 ILGWU Commercial
Ahem. Would anyone care to speculate how much the US taxpayer might have to pay for a president-approved replacement tie? Trump doesn’t strike me as the “Leave your wallet in your pocket, I’ve got this” guy. And the tie is being used for Official Business, so it falls under business expenses…
I’ve never taped a tie in my life! Ties are perishable, even with gentle care the silk can stain, pill and tear. It’s sad, but there it is. They lead exciting lives, but only for a little while. I no longer wear my favorite Zegna tie because the majestic old fellow is ready to pass on. So he hangs in the closet with his compatriots and regales them in his old tales of glory and adventure. But he’d rather go to his great reward than be taped together like some shambling zombie!