Trump, 79, Launches Unhinged Rant About His $5 White House Sharpie
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump praised his favorite $5 Sharpie pens during a White House Cabinet meeting, contrasting them with the $1,000 pens previously used at the White House, which he criticized for being expensive and not writing well.
- Trump recounted a conversation with a Sharpie representative who offered to customize the pens by painting them black or adding gold details, including his signature, but Trump insisted on paying for the pens himself.
- He expressed frustration over the high cost of the $1,000 pens, which he said were handed out to children who didn't appreciate their value, and emphasized his desire to save government money.
- Trump repeatedly highlighted the quality and affordability of the Sharpie pens, calling them "hot as a pistol," and used the pen story as an example to criticize expensive government spending on projects like Federal Reserve renovations.
