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Trump Bragged to WH Guests That He Had a Whole New Toilet Installed So He Wouldn’t Have to Use the Same One as Obama

Just when you thought Donald Trump couldn’t get any worse. When you thought he had hit rock bottom…down with the scum at the bottom of the trash can after you remove the trash bag and there’s that stuff that just lingers? Well, Trump went lower. Grabbed one of those many golden shovels he owns and dug himself to an even lower level, if that is even possible.

Look, if you get the opportunity to visit the White House, you obviously accept. You get to stand in the building that is steeped in the rich history of America’s founding fathers and the leaders of the free world who followed in their footsteps. However, if that president is Donald Trump, you don’t get the history of our forefathers, you get to learn about which toilet he used and why. And of course, a little racism is thrown in.

According to an excerpt from Maggie Haberman’s new book, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Trump told White House guests that he has a “secret bathroom” that had been “completely redone” after it was used by Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama. Considering this came from Trump’s mouth it wasn’t entirely true, but the implication and racism is 100% Trump.

From Rolling Stone:

Trump was lying, staff said at the time, saying that only the toilet seats had been changed, as per the custom in presidential transitions. During one of the times he bragged about the renovation, Trump made a remark emphasizing his desire for the changes: ”You understand what I’m talking about.” Uh yeah, we get it Donald, you don’t want your precious racist white fanny to touch the seat of one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history, who happens to be black.

The guest, Haberman writes, “interpreted [the remark] to mean Trump did not want to use the same bathroom as his Black predecessor.”

As Haberman wrote in her book (much of which was Trump’s criminal behavior that she saved for her book because dollar, dollar bills yo), this wasn’t Trump’s only racist statement while hosting his guests at the White House. Not long after taking office, Trump reportedly assumed “racially diverse” (read: BLACK) staffers for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi were waiters. Trump reportedly instructed them to start bringing out the food before former chief of staff Reince Priebus jumped in to correct him.

What a giant, steaming, festering piece of sh*t. Truly. Assuming black people, who were undoubtedly dressed well, in suits and professional attire, were “the help” is just about as gross as one can get. Additionally, they most likely were wearing badges that are required of all visitors to the White House. And this is just one of many snippets of racism that we are sure that happened over Trump’s four years in the People’s House. Imagine being a fly on that wall?

And remember, Trump wasn’t alone in his racism. According to Melania’s former friend and adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania wouldn’t use the toilets in the living quarters until they were replaced.

“Melania just flat out refused to move to Washington DC until it had been completely redesigned and revamped,” a book insider said. “Stephanie talks about how she took one look at her bedroom and bathroom and demanded a new shower and toilet. “She was not prepared to use the same bathroom as the Obamas or anyone else for that matter – it wouldn’t matter if it was the Queen of England.” 

Such a “classy” couple, huh?

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Nicole Hickman James is a lifelong Democrat and political activist who first cut her teeth as a teenager volunteering for Mike Dukakis’ presidential campaign. She has worked and volunteered for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, HFA (Hillary For America), and Organizing For Action. She’s passionate about liberal and progressive causes and considers President Obama her favorite president ever. She holds her Bachelor’s from Boston College in Economics and her Master's from Columbia, also in Economics. When not working as a writer, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her three college-aged children.

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