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And that’s basically it!
Between:
“The head of Sharpie gets a call. I don’t even know who the hell he is,” Trump said. “He said, ‘Is this really the president?’”
And:
Sharpie’s parent company, Atlanta‑based Newell Brands, said in a statement that it had no information about the specific conversation Trump described.
There's a very real chance he just called a local Staples and placed a normal order for custom designed sharpie and laid the same price anyone else would have...
Sounds like he negotiated the deal with himself.
It was 99.9% a "four seasons landscapers" type deal.
He shouted at someone to get "sharpie" on the phone to order these.
Some boomer searched "how to order custom sharpies" without realizing how easy of a thing that is in 2026, called the first number, and hand the phone to the president of the United States, who likely got some $11/HR manager at a stationary supply store 5 blocks away from Marlago who thought it was a prank call.
The dumbest explanation is often the correct one these day
He clearly talked with Tim Sharpie.
You win for favorite joke of the day for me with this one. Nicely done.
Told my wife - I summarized the subject of the submission and the comments just to get to teling her this comment in context, and you have her approval, too. :)
No, he talked to John Sharpie himself
and stop calling yourself Mr ~~Manager~~ Sharpie
~~Michael Bluth~~ Sharpie customer service supervisor
"Ah, man. Retail employees -- gettin' no respect these days at the highest level, let me tell ya, no respect."
"Is this President Sharpie? Because this is President Trump, and I really need to speak to President Sharpie about a custom designed sharpie."
"Ummm, I'm just the support guy currently on duty. But sure, you can call me President Sharpie if you want. I guess."
Who among us wouldn't play along as President Sharpie? Finally a chance to act bigly
Whatever. Mine's cooler.
Yes it is.
Damn, now I have to throw out my Namiki Yukari Maki-e - Apricot Tree and Warbler Urushi fountain pen...
If you want expensive writing tools fountain pens are where the gold is at. You can't be dumbfuck stupid and write with a fountain pen though. Signing everything with a cheap sharpie is one step above using crayons or a finger he just wiped between his ass cheeks.
Is the case of that Sharpie strong enough to withstand being driven through Trump's temple?
He's a bit early for hurricane season.
Watch the video. PeePop just rambles. Reminds me of waiting on my grandmother to finish winding on with one of her dementia rants before I can quietly duck out of the nursing home.
Watch the video
Nah I'm good
Yeah, I think newsweek gives him too much credit about the meaning of it.
its funny that he could have everything he wants in life for just a few mil. just some gold plating and personalized crap and hiring a rotating thing of people to agree with him on everything and kiss his ass.
Looks closer
Skerple
I wonder if he's a fan of butt sharpies.
Possible mod
Part of me thinks he watched some inspiring monologue in a movie or show where the character takes an unrelated topic and ties it back to the previous discussion to great effect and thinks "oh that's easy, I could do that."
“Well, sir,” Bessent replied, “as usual, you’re a tough act to follow.”
Sniveling toad.
He's never seen anything that big in his hand.
People are asking for ridiculous amounts of money for these on eBay.