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douglas9

(5,199 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:28 PM Sep 26

Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal--Here's Why That Could Violate Federal Law

Key Facts

An Instagram post from Aug. 24 shows a golden version of the presidential seal hanging in the dining area of President Donald Trump’s golf club in Potomac Falls, Virginia.

The seal appears to have been added within the past six months, while Trump was back in office, as it does not appear in a photo of the same area posted in February 2025.

Since 2021, golf markers featuring the presidential seal have been spotted at two Trump golf courses in Florida, one in New Jersey and two in New York (one of which was subsequently sold).

Federal law prohibits the use of the presidential seal “in a manner reasonably calculated to convey a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the government,” with violations punishable by fines and up to six months imprisonment.

Spokespeople for the White House and Trump Organization did not respond to requests for comment.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/09/26/trump-golf-course-gold-presidential-seal-violates-federal-law/

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Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal--Here's Why That Could Violate Federal Law (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 26 OP
WTF are you talking about...don't you know those pesky rules are for Democrats only. :-) CincyDem Sep 26 #1
Not that Trump will actually be prosecuted or fined for this offense. Ocelot II Sep 26 #2
Trump will do whatever he wants. No one will stop him. Irish_Dem Sep 26 #3
Merchandising! patphil Sep 26 #4
It's not illegal If there's no one around willing to enforce the law Coldwater Sep 26 #5
I struggle to read his disregard for our law vapor2 Sep 26 #6

CincyDem

(7,266 posts)
1. WTF are you talking about...don't you know those pesky rules are for Democrats only. :-)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:31 PM
Sep 26

Sheesh - next think you're gonna tell me is you're old enough to remember when America was actually a democracy.



Ocelot II

(127,878 posts)
2. Not that Trump will actually be prosecuted or fined for this offense.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:32 PM
Sep 26

Certainly not by this DoJ, which he owns just as surely as he owns his golf resorts.

patphil

(8,386 posts)
4. Merchandising!
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:38 PM
Sep 26


I can see a golden-faced trump holding up a golden Trump doll now.
May the grift be with you.

vapor2

(3,272 posts)
6. I struggle to read his disregard for our law
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:45 PM
Sep 26

He won't stop until republicans start screaming and so far just crickets

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