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The Saudis and Gulf Arab states gave at least $24,120 in gifts to the Trumps.
The Trumps received a personalized hardcover book of Psalms worth $4,500 from the rabbi in charge of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a gold and diamond necklace and similar pendant from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre valued at $5,800 and a mother-of-pearl Nativity scene worth $4,200 from the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem.
Other world leaders who have fallen from Trump's favor were among the 2017 gift-givers, including Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Justin Trudeau. Merkel gave the Trumps Mont Blanc pens and paper worth $5,264; Macron a map from 1783 of the United States worth $1,100 and Trudeau a sandstone statue of a male lion wearing a crown valued at $450.
Well what is most important are the contracts and licenses granted to the Trump org since he got in office that were not initially granted.
Isn’t it illegal to accept gifts from foreign countries whil you are president?
Stupid reporting, does the journalist who wrote this article really believe these gifts at the value mentioned? A serious reporting would be what past and present president and First Ladies go under the table, Start with the Nicklaus given to Nancy Reagan by king Fahed
Lock them all up
Given the fact that Trump donates his salary I have no problem with these gifts.
IM SURE OBAMA GOT PLENTY FROM THOSE SAME COUNTRIES WHILE IN OFFICE . THE DIFFERENCE IS HE HID THEM . YOU DIDN’T. THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR OBAMA . DOUBLE STANDERS .
Big deal. They've all been turned over to the archives. The Trumps don't need them.
It's ok he's white and racist so it doesn't matter as long as he does policies that the people that voted for him support.
Thought that was illegal?
That's all...wow!!
So what
So?! Same can be said for Obama and the clintons and they got millions worth of stuff too and much of it disappeared instead of being catalogued and sent to the museum by federal law
Not mention free massages.
Why does tweeter allows this rediculous postings
SMH!
I know why Melania always keeps her fingers curled up. She has man hands lol. They’re HUGE lol. McRotten Donnie’s,,,aren’t. It’s probably in her “contract”. . FLOTUS POTUS
isn't that wonderful to be thought so highly of that they would want to give a gift to the President and the First Lady of America!
DBChirpy every potus receives gifts but they are not to be kept as personal gifts but gifts to the people of USA.
Wasn’t the huge sapphire necklace given to Hillary Clinton just gorgeous. I suppose it was worth somewhere in or near $100K range.
Bla bla bla, this is NBC, bla bla bla.
least Trump is not stealing from our country, he donates his paycheck: let’s do the math AND other like Clinton not just stole from our country & from donations made to help Haiti plus they accepted gifs from other countries too and I don’t recall being published by the news.
He sure likes to receive but you never hear about him giving. He never speaks of or encourages charitable giving. He's truly a cheapskate unless he's playing with house money. What a nasty pig.
Only 140k, it’s a disgrace call a committee Adam should ask why so low
OMG stop with this bullshit story.
Please also tell us what the last 5 terms of gifts presidents received? I’m not sure what the price tag of abusing a intern is but I’m sure you can find a price?
They do that with every president and it all gets documented and they can’t keep it.
Have him move there. That would work. Wben he commits adultry again, that's a bad punishment.
Big deal.
No context. Obviously fake news.
Is this legal and allowable?
And?
And obama gave Iran $1.5 billion in CASH in secret. Now that's scandalous. How much did he skim off the top?
Now list all the gifts that former Presidents have received, This is nothing new! I hate that you, (MSM) tries to make Trump look bad when he does the same thing former presidents have done.....
Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote a song that seems very apropos.
So, what telfon DTPOTUS..u not 🤑
Aside from the fact that $140k is very small beer for a man of his wealth, we’d do well to remember that BarackObama received over $1.5m worth of gifts over his two terms. It means nothing ultimately, it’s part and parcel of diplomacy. But once again, you’re clutching at straws.
They do not get to keep the gifts, they are to accept them per government protocol, so as to not embarrass the leader or the US government. They are later turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration, or they can purchase them at market value and keep!
So what
Hmm now we know why killing journalists and chopping them up is no big deal to this pathetic con-man POTUS.
How much to Pelosi & Schumer? 🤔
Those gifts are the property of the Government.
Blah, blah, blah NBC is pitiful.
NBC News try to actually report on the news. Did you report on all of Obama's and Michelle and the girls many gifts? Did you put the same bias on it!! Stop trying to divide and spin a narrative to fit your agenda!
King of Saudi Arabia gave Obama, his wife and 2 daughters gifts valued at $1,352,240.00. 2 watches $18,240.00, $67,000, Flotus got 2 jewelry sets 570,000 and 560,000, the girls 2 sets 80,000, + none jewlery so?Obama received over 240 gifts from Foreign dignitaries while in Office
Sloppy headline! This is a common practice. As long as these grifters know they cannot keep them it’s not a big deal.
Did the Trumps give them fast food gifts
I want to get showered with gifts too , Corrupto Family
He declares it and puts on display 🙄like any other 1st Family... geeze anything huh
Cool, but they aren't allowed to keep any of the gifts. They stay in the WhiteHouse on display. Someone should warn FLOTUS 😂😂😂
Um, SO!!!
True to bullshit leftist “journalism” ....ZERO context. Let’s see a side-by-side comparison with Saint Obama. True to leftist bullshit “journalism” the AP assumes ignorance among its readership & figures the average “Joe” will think ONLY the Trumps have ever received such gifts.
Every president are given gifts why don’t you report about the foreign money that poured into the Clinton foundation after his presidency, now that’s a story
You FAKE MEDIA FRAUDS! You report crumbs & let TRAITOR JOE Biden & his McMafia Pals & Family fly on AF2 & sign Billion FIAT USD Contracts in the Ukraine (Jewish/Russian Mafias owned Burisma, Privat Bank, etc.) & Chinese SOE BOHAI RST, BOC, etc. & SAY NOTHING? POTUS VP GOP FBI
What a misleading tweet. Saudi King Abdullah gave Obama, his wife and daughters nearly $190,000 in luxury baubles in 2009, including the single most valuable gift reported to have been given to U.S. officials that year for the first lady worth $132,000
And they wonder why there is mistrust in the news.
Yeah? So do we care? Apparently not. Just another day at the office for 45 and SeigHeilGOPEnablers
If you are trying to say he’s taking bribes we already know all presidents get them. Happy f you are trying to say the gifts are helping the countries you better ask China how that’s working out.
HEY !!! NBC NEWS WHY DON'T YOU SHOW MANY & VALUE OF GIFTS GIVEN TO YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT OBAMA !!!! IT'S PROBABLY IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
I guess you didn't get any GIFTS... LMAO
That’s awful! After all, BarackObama alone got $335,707 in such gifts during his first year in office. Clearly, the Trumps are just slackers, only managing a gift shower 42% as large as The Exalted One.
Clinton Foundation was fraudulently showered with gifts in the millions & yet this is news? LOL
America’s Grifters, the Trump Family.
Pales in comparison to the $$ the Clinton's extorted thru their'foundation' from foreign countries
Fake news to lead you to believe Trump keeps this stuff. Every president receives gifts like this and are turned over to Fed Govt.
Wonder why so much silence in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the Trump family was laundering money from the crown family!
Federal employees are only allowed to accept $50 a year in trinket value from their prime contractors. So, why is Trump allowed to take big value gifts?
Is that any different to the previous
Feeling the love ❤️
All countries do this to the first family. Every first family
So? Is it illegal? You don't say so I'd say this is a hit piece.
damn...awww..
How about the Clintons? How about the Bush’s? They won’t talk about them.
Any gift above $375 is supposed to be sent to the National Archives. Is that not happening?
gifts belong to the country NOT him
Does he know he can't keep them unless he pays for them?
Buddha
Not to mention handjobs
This happens with every president. They're not even allowed to keep the gifts.
We sent them a velvet painting of 5 dogs playing poker
Imagine that.
Why?
Illegal
'It's okay, we're pre-corrupted.'
Just like every president before him...
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