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Disbelief as Trump White House unveils ‘appalling’ new display: ‘Pretty insane’
What happened
RawStory reports that on October 1, 2026, photographs displayed near the White House Palm Room included President Donald Trump posing with Russian President Vladimir Putin and smiling while shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington correspondent Jacqueline Alemany published images of the display after spotting it.
The photographs prompted condemnation online. Republican strategist Brittany Martinez called displaying framed pictures with dictators an insult to the democratic values associated with the presidency. Journalists, a Democratic congressional aide, and…
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