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Trump took a model plane from the White House: what the presidents of the United States took with them

President Donald Trump was so enthusiastic about the new livery redesign of Air Force One that he placed a scale model of the plane in the Oval Office — and took it with him to his Mar-a-Lago club when he left the White House. Writes about this The Daily Mail.

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Trump has made a lot of noise with his actions to renegotiate the next-generation jet modernization by threatening to terminate Boeing's contract after he takes office and discuss changes. He said his efforts saved taxpayer money. He also took a stylistic interest, engaging in color work and discarding design elements from the Kennedy administration.

He placed a model of the updated plane in the Oval Office, where it appeared in countless photographs of Trump with world leaders and was the subject of conversation. Now the model has “moved” to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump has been living since January 20.

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A spokeswoman for Trump's post-presidential office did not answer the question of whether Trump was obligated to reimburse the government for the model, as presidents usually do with diplomatic gifts they want to keep at their disposal.

Trump spoke about the redesign in an interview for a National Geographic documentary on the plane, as reported by DailyMail.com.

“I think it has to do with legacy,” Trump said in an October 2019 interview. “Every time I look at him, I say, 'I had a lot to do with that.' Representing our great country."

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What US presidents took from the White House

The media tried to accuse the Clintons of stealing property from the White House that did not belong to them. IN Reuters wrote that a Printly article titled “The Clintons Admit to Stealing Rugs, Silverware, Crockery, Sofas and Art from the White House” was shared 3000 times by readers on Facebook in January 2020. Another photo on social media was accompanied by the words that Hillary Clinton allegedly stole $200 worth of things - this was also cited more than 000 times.

As noted in Reuters, there is no evidence that Bill and Hillary Clinton stole or confessed to stealing these items. A 2001 New York Times article described the receipt and return of certain gifts, citing a statement from a Clinton spokesman that said, "Every item accepted by the Clintons has been identified by the White House gifts department as a gift to them personally." The Clintons initially announced gifts worth $ 190.

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In 2002, Congress concluded that there were serious problems with the way the White House values ​​gifts. At the time, it was discovered that the gift system was "clearly not working" and needed to be fixed. The publicly available report includes a list of what was given to them, among the gifts mentioned are "two sofas, an armchair and an ottoman worth $ 19." Prior to Congress analysis, reports that the Clintons "stole" from the White House in 900 are unfounded because reports at the time indicated that they took the items as gifts.

The story drew criticism due to the high value of the gifts. For example, George W. Bush collected $ 52 worth of gifts in 853. This prompted the Clintons to pay $ 1992 in total for gifts given to them in 86 "to try to eliminate any suspicion of a rule violation." This refund was made in response to criticism, and there is no suggestion that it was an admission of theft from the White House.

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What the Trump administration officials took away

Peter Navarro, a senior Trump administration trade official, was photographed by a Reuters reporter as he exited the White House with a large framed photo of Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Independent.

It is unclear if Navarro paid the US government for the photo before taking it from the White House. But some people who saw a Trump official leave the White House with a photograph refused to give him credit and said the move was illegal. Among them is Kenneth Baer, ​​Deputy Director of Administration and Budget under Barack Obama.

"It is illegal. These photographs belong to the American people and are housed in the National Archives,” Baer wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. “I know this because when I left the White House in 2012, I wanted to take with me a photo of Barack Obama and the 2008 world champion Phillies.”

Other items were seen being removed from the White House—one official's wife was loading a stuffed pheasant into her car—though the specific circumstances surrounding each item remained unclear.

Some former officials said it was possible to buy certain government photographs and other works of art, but the picture frames had to be retained.

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Guests also take something for themselves

The guests also put their hand to the devastation of the White House, recalls The Washington Post... After all, how often is someone invited to a state dinner, gala dinner, or awards ceremony at the White House? Who doesn't want a souvenir, a commemorative sign from this event?

Most of the thefts are petty: plush towels with an embossed presidential seal from the closet, or cheap spoons that the White House rents from a service provider for large parties. But other items are more expensive, including business card holders, small silver spoons, and pieces of crystal hanging from the sconces in the ladies' room.

People have stolen from the White House since it opened to guests under John Adams. Tourists plucked the hair from the tail of Old Whitey, President Zachary Taylor's mount during the Mexican War, until he went bald. In the time of Abraham Lincoln, they cut fabric from draperies and furniture.

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During the 2006 Easter reception, some guests hid wooden commemorative eggs and coloring books under flower pots. Leah Berman, who worked in the George W. Bush administration, said one woman shoved presidential paper towels so brazenly into her pants and shirt sleeves that “she walked like a Michelin man” to the exit.

Celebrities do it too. For example, TV presenter Barbara Walters became so famous for collecting towels from washbasins that in 2012 the Obama couple sent her a basket with such accessories from home.

"It's always great to see her here as she tries to steal things from the White House," Michelle Obama told "Entertainment Tonight" a few months later. “Barbara, you can take what you want, whenever you want.”

Oscar winner Meryl Streep "stuck hand towels in her pocket" when she visited the White House as a Kennedy Center honoree in 2011. Three years later, she returned to the women's restroom again—this time as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom—and saw another guest eyeing towels bearing the presidential seal.

“Come on, get it quickly,” Streep said. “I already put one in my bag.”

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