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Trump's Jarring New Passport Mocked Online Over 1 Very 'Embarrassing' Phrase
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President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new passport featuring an image of himself leaning over a desk with his balled fists. He also appeared to claim it contains an unusual phrase for a passport, either in word or intent ― one that sounds more like a warning to visitors than a message for citizens coming home: “Welcome, but be good!” Trump shared the images on his Truth Social website: It’s not clear whether the phrase will appear in the passport, as it’s not seen in the images shared by Trump or the ones on display at the “Great American State Fair” in Washington. The image is different from one the White House teased in April, which focused on his “scowling face” and part of his torso. The State Department said the Trump passport will be available starting July 6 for “a limited time” at the Washington Passport Agency in the nation’s capital. Those who apply elsewhere ― including online ― will receive the standard passport instead. Critics on social media tore into Trump for taking the unprecedented step of putting his own image on the document ― and more than a few also pointed out the awkward phrase the president mentioned: Again, if Obama had done anything 1/10th as self-aggrandizing with public funds on government documents or buildings...Republicans would have (rightly) been calling it tin-pot dictator stuff. https://t.co/Z8R6jQWrlt When you put a menacing picture of yourself on the U.S. passports and write “Welcome, but be good!” you’re admitting that you don’t understand what U.S. passports are and who gets them. pic.twitter.com/aXsujHaHrO pic.twitter.com/gW3YEXPbmw This is so embarrassing. Trump thinks US passports are things that foreigners use to enter the United States. Tell me the man doesn’t have dementia. https://t.co/W0lNEMZqZ8 does he think the US gives passports to people when they come here, I mean how else are you supposed to parse this pic.twitter.com/SvT93SlGYq Wtf is this "welcome, but be good"?? Passports are for US citizens looking to leave the country you fucking idiot You jabroneys think having Trump's mug on something makes it more "patriotic." I'm so embarrassed for you. Then again someone has to be, because you have no shame yourselves. https://t.co/d1wdyhByHs When I approach a passport control officer when entering a foreign country, I always say, "Welcome, but be good!"Thanks to our stable genius leader who knows exactly what passports and asylum are and how to stop hurricanes and algae, I no longer need to do this. 🙏🏼 https://t.co/TFSWj0bj1B Yeah, traveling with this abroad will ensure you get the rectal exam at a foreign airport security checkpoint. https://t.co/ai7UCStX5k Glorification of a "strongman" is the opposite of American patriotism. It's actually a step away from not only patriotism but from western civilization altogether, and a re-embrace of base tribalism, the belief that it's not values, principles, national ideals, and a system of… https://t.co/jeTN8fQFyK It is a historic tragedy that we approach our 250th birthday cursed with a president who misunderstands his constitutional role, misunderstands patriotism, and misunderstands America itself.Every American should recoil at this; that so many do not is itself a deep problem. https://t.co/aAcL4CrDnf George Washington successfully opposed a plan to put his face on a coin because he thought it was too reverential. The Founders would think this narcissism from Trump is pathetic. If you want to worship a politician, something is missing in your life. https://t.co/1yXdPjbmJ6 PEDOPHILE PASSPORT https://t.co/yb9E8lEyBF CRINGE AF lol - holy shit, no one is going to want that Can you stop wasting our taxpayer dollars on this shit we just want health care https://t.co/yy6KmOUjDy Nobody asked for this https://t.co/MDQS0vZwba You can't pay your bills, Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and this is what the clown White House is worried about https://t.co/CL4s8zwUt7 Man this has to be the all-time worst way to remember that I need to renew my passport this year https://t.co/68GhatGaaL WELCOME, BUT BE GOOD!!! pic.twitter.com/LX2fnLaiJz By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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