Morning Jolt: Donald Trump and the Lost Lamps of Israel

On the menu today: The report that Donald Trump and his team absent-mindedly kept a set of antique ceramic oil lamps which are part of Israel’s national-treasures collection — and that the lamps are still sitting somewhere in Mar-a-Lago, probably next to a stack of boxes full of White House papers — is yet another demonstration that A) no, Trump does not hire "the best people" to work for him; B) no, Trump and his team do not respect others; and C) Trump and the team around him are perpetual scofflaws, disregarding the rules and ignoring all kinds of warnings that they will get in trouble for it later.

Treasure Hunt at Mar-a-Lago

Forget the Dial of Destiny; Indiana Jones should have gone hunting for the Israeli lamps in Mar-a-Lago. Or maybe this is more of a job for Nicholas Cage, after stealing the Declaration of Independence.

This morning, the Israeli publication Haaretz reports ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 19 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 19 2023 Donald Trump and the Lost Lamps of Israel On the menu today: The report that Donald Trump and his team absent-mindedly kept a set of antique ceramic oil lamps which are part of Israel’s national-treasures collection — and that the lamps are still sitting somewhere in Mar-a-Lago, probably next to a stack of boxes full of White House papers — is yet another demonstration that A) no, Trump does not hire "the best people" to work for him; B) no, Trump and his team do not respect others; and C) Trump and the team around him are perpetual scofflaws, disregarding the rules and ignoring all kinds of warnings that they will get in trouble for it later. Treasure Hunt at Mar-a-Lago Forget the Dial of Destiny; Indiana Jones should have gone hunting for the Israeli lamps in Mar-a-Lago. Or maybe this is more of a job for Nicholas Cage, after stealing the Declaration of Independence. This morning, the Israeli publication Haaretz reports ...   READ MORE

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