On Saturday, the news broke that the Saudi Royal Family showered the Obamas with gifts.
In 2014, Saudi King Abdullah gave the Obamas gifts totaling about $1.35 million. The gifts include, among other things, an $18,400 watch, a $67,000 watch, a $57,000 clock and a $560,000 jewelry set for Michelle.
Yes, that is quite shocking, but it’s neither unusual nor is anything untoward happening. It’s extremely common for world leaders to give gifts to the United States President, but they aren’t giving gifts to a person; they are giving gifts to the office and with the office they stay, unless the President wants to pay full retail value when he leaves office. Otherwise, the gifts go to the presidential archives.
The right-wing media, though, is leaving that little detail out - instead implying (or outright stating) that the gifts were a bribe and Twitter and the rest of the internet (in)appropriately reacted:
❗️ Saudis spent $1.35M on Obama gifts in ’14 https://t.co/RWrYqPnwuA They know their corrupt lying bro well #tcot #pjnet #wakeupamerica
— Gen. Robert E Lee (@Suthen_boy) November 28, 2015
But #Obama is just a poor liberal, trying for income equality, so clearly he never accepted those gifts from the Saudis CORRECT? Yeah right!
— Hᴀʜɴ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ (@HahnAmerica) November 27, 2015
Saudis spent $1.35 million on Obama gifts in 2014-EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHY HE KILLED KEYSTONE PROYECT https://t.co/dSikEJWcXi via @worldnetdaily
— puerto rico reporter (@hoyenpuertorico) November 28, 2015
Obama BRIBED to kill Keystone XL! Saudis spent $1.35 million on Obama gifts in 2014 https://t.co/JketXHTKVC
— Mary Brown (@MaryBro77801894) November 28, 2015
Actually, Keystone XL was killed because it was a terrible idea for the environment, it would do nothing to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and it would have created just 35 jobs.
Sometime after the Obamas leave Washington, unless they do pay for the generous gifts, even the people who hate Obama will be able to view these gifts at the National Archives.
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Isn’t that the same saudi prince bush jr. was kissing on the mouth?
And held his hand like a prom date.
You redneck extremist terrorist need to sign up with Trump since he is tracking all of you! Make sure to spell your name correctly!
Abdullah and Obama worship the same rock.
Another ignorant bigot speaks!
I’m an atheist so I think worshiping a rock the way Obama and Abdullah do is extremely stupid.
Okay, so you’re an ignorant, atheist bigot! I stand corrected.
Worship this rock!
Poor cons never could read a complete paragraph.
Saudis eat goats, it’s appalling.
Goats are delicious. So are lambs. Selfservative tea-toddlers like you, however, taste nasty.
If it weren’t for your ancestors eating goats you wouldn’t even be here to spew your idiocy. So,, you’re right,, it’s appalling!
Free the goats!
Obama once ate a dog.
As a child in Indonesia, Obama ate what was put in front of him…just like you did to avoid Daddy’s belt.
When he visits the bathhouse he also eats what’s put in front of him.
*points and laughs*
You seem to be familiar with the activities of bathhouses. Hmmm?
Your comment is homophobic.
That’s no way to talk about your mother.
LOL, facts mean nothing to the right. It is ridiculous.