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Time magazine asks Trump to remove fake covers from display at golf clubs | Time magazine asks Trump to remove fake covers from display at golf clubs |
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Framed Time cover featuring president and the headline ‘The Apprentice is a television smash!’ has reportedly been seen hanging at five of Trump’s clubs | Framed Time cover featuring president and the headline ‘The Apprentice is a television smash!’ has reportedly been seen hanging at five of Trump’s clubs |
The magazine covers Donald Trump couldn’t make up | The magazine covers Donald Trump couldn’t make up |
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Wed 28 Jun 2017 06.11 BST | Wed 28 Jun 2017 06.11 BST |
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Time magazine has asked the Trump organisation to remove fake covers bearing his image from his golf clubs. | Time magazine has asked the Trump organisation to remove fake covers bearing his image from his golf clubs. |
The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that a framed Time cover featuring Trump and the headline “Donald Trump: The ‘Apprentice’ is a television smash!” [sic], seen hanging at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, was faked. | The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that a framed Time cover featuring Trump and the headline “Donald Trump: The ‘Apprentice’ is a television smash!” [sic], seen hanging at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, was faked. |
At the top of the page, in capitals, was the proclamation: “TRUMP IS HITTING ON ALL FRONTS … EVEN TV!” | At the top of the page, in capitals, was the proclamation: “TRUMP IS HITTING ON ALL FRONTS … EVEN TV!” |
A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. https://t.co/GbabQP5hXQ pic.twitter.com/EFTEcyasRE | A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. https://t.co/GbabQP5hXQ pic.twitter.com/EFTEcyasRE |
The cover was reportedly on display at four other golf clubs owned by the US president. | The cover was reportedly on display at four other golf clubs owned by the US president. |
The image, dated 1 March 2009, had never run in the magazine in any format, a Time spokeswoman said. The real March edition featured actor Kate Winslet. | The image, dated 1 March 2009, had never run in the magazine in any format, a Time spokeswoman said. The real March edition featured actor Kate Winslet. |
“I can confirm that this is not a real Time cover,” Kerri Chyka wrote to the Post. The paper said Time had asked the Trump organisation to remove the covers from display. | “I can confirm that this is not a real Time cover,” Kerri Chyka wrote to the Post. The paper said Time had asked the Trump organisation to remove the covers from display. |
Fake Time Magazine, cover, right, hung on Mar-a-Lago wall near entrance. @TB_Times @realDonaldTrump @TIMEMagUSA pic.twitter.com/xwMs6kisYH | Fake Time Magazine, cover, right, hung on Mar-a-Lago wall near entrance. @TB_Times @realDonaldTrump @TIMEMagUSA pic.twitter.com/xwMs6kisYH |
At first glance, the Trump front cover looks authentic, but on closer inspection, the red line framing the page is too thin, lacks a white outline and the use of exclamation marks is unorthodox. | At first glance, the Trump front cover looks authentic, but on closer inspection, the red line framing the page is too thin, lacks a white outline and the use of exclamation marks is unorthodox. |
The Post noted that Trump had been featured on the magazine’s cover only once before entering politics, in January 1989, when he was known as a New York business mogul. He was last featured on the front of the magazine in December 2016 when he was named person of the year. | The Post noted that Trump had been featured on the magazine’s cover only once before entering politics, in January 1989, when he was known as a New York business mogul. He was last featured on the front of the magazine in December 2016 when he was named person of the year. |
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a spokeswoman for the president, said she would not comment on the “decor” of his golf clubs. | Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a spokeswoman for the president, said she would not comment on the “decor” of his golf clubs. |
The drama over the cover prompted glee from Trump’s critics on Twitter. | The drama over the cover prompted glee from Trump’s critics on Twitter. |
Wow, my first cover of Time. Asked my staff to frame this and hang it in all four of my offices. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Hx57ZJExR8 pic.twitter.com/y1HciTB5G1 | Wow, my first cover of Time. Asked my staff to frame this and hang it in all four of my offices. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Hx57ZJExR8 pic.twitter.com/y1HciTB5G1 |
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