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In a 90-minute Cabinet meeting, 79-year-old Donald Trump delivered a rambling, looping monologue that touched on more than 50 topics—ranging from pricey White House pens and a Sharpie obsession to Iran and NATO—offering little new policy and drawing sharp criticism for being repetitive and self-promotional.
President Donald Trump interrupted a Cabinet meeting centered on Iran and rising prices to boast about Sharpie markers, claiming a White House–made Sharpie saves money and showing it off during the session.
At a White House Cabinet meeting, 79-year-old Donald Trump launched into a rambling tirade about Sharpie pens, praising a $5 Sharpie and criticizing the White House’s reportedly $1,000 pens, recounting a story about Sharpie offering to paint the White House in gold and insisting it writes better, while tying the joke to broader spending critiques.
President Trump publicly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, using a Sharpie to annotate a list of global rates with a personal message, which drew widespread ridicule and criticism for its unprofessional appearance and tone.