Meet the Resistance’s newest Hero responsible for creating that fake presidential seal Trump stood in front of the other day at a youth conference – Mr. Charles Leazott.
Mr.. Leazott is a former Republican who twice voted for George W. Bush, but the election of Trump pushed him over the edge and back into the land of Reality.
Leazott was so disgusted with Trump’s election that to take out his frustration as a graphic designer, he found it cathartic to create a new bespoke presidential seal for Trump. And his creation exceeded all expectations in the realm of Pranksterdom!
So let’s take a closer look at how Leazott changed the seal. Here’s an overview that we’ll zoom in on to highlight each feature. But it misses at least one, and possibly two.
Beginning at the very top, “some people are saying” that the thirteen clouds at the top in the real seal have been replaced with thirteen golf balls. It’s subtle – and I’ll let you decide – but they do look like they could have the dimples of a golf ball.
Working down, the Latin motto “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of Many, One) on the real seal has been replaced with a twofer Prank. Not only is it insulting – but it’s insulting in Spanish: “45 ES UN TITERE” – “45 IS A PUPPET”! It was to honor Hillary Clinton, who famously referred to Trump as Putin’s puppet.
Next is the double-headed eagle, which is typically associated with empires – NOT with a democratic republic.
In fact, it has a striking resemblance to the Russian Federation Coat of Arms, which is based on the coat of arms used by czarist Russia.
Just below the eagles you’ll note that the shield, which is plain on the real seal, has now been emblazoned with a row of hammers & sickles – an easily recognized symbol of Russia.
Moving down and to the left, you can see that rather than the Eagle’s talon holding an olive branch, it’s clutching a wad of cash.
And finally, the eagle’s left talon (our right, looking at it) is holding thirteen golf clubs instead of thirteen arrows.
Truly a masterpiece mocking Trump! But how it actually got to be the backdrop for his appearance at the Hitler Jugend, err … Trump Jugend – I mean the right-wing youth group, Turning Point, gathering is still a bit of a mystery.
Leazott explains that it had a very limited audience. “I’m a graphic designer, it’s just something I tossed together. This was just a goofy thing for some people I knew. I had no idea it would blow up like this.”
A spokesman for Turning Point claims it was a fluke. That they were simply looking for a high-resolution Presidential Seal to use as a backdrop … at the last-minute. (Right!)
Leazott responds: “That’s a load of crap. You have to look for this. There’s no way this was an accident is all I’m saying.”
The sleuths at Washington Post, who were the first to report this Grade-A Prank-of-the-Year, chased its origin to an online marketplace, “One Term Donnie” at Inktale:
https://inktale.com/onetermdonnie
And the calls from media folks has been so crazy that he revived his own “One Term Donnie” website:
https://one-term-donnie.myshopify.com/
But the t-shirts have been sold out, although some tank-tops appear to be available. Which has made Leazott very happy. But he’s clearly has his eye on the bigger picture:
“It’s cool people are buying this, that’s great and all. But I’ve got to be honest, I am so tickled in the most petty way possible that the president of the United States, who I despise, stood up and gave a talk in front of this graphic. Whoever put that up is my absolute hero.”
But a spokesperson for the brown-shirt youth group, Turning Point, is sticking with their story:
“It was a last-minute A/V mistake—and I can’t figure out where the breakdown was. But it was a last-minute throw-up, and that’s all it was.”
A “last-minute throw-up”, indeed.
