Trump interrupts Cabinet meeting on Iran war with unexpected Sharpie story

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What started as a serious Cabinet meeting on the Iran war and rising prices quickly took an unusual turn when President Donald Trump launched into a five-minute story about a Sharpie pen. Trump used the anecdote to argue that his business mindset helps cut government costs, but the extended aside raised eyebrows given the weight of issues on the agenda.
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This pen right here, this pen is an interesting example, it's the same thing.
So this pen is very inexpensive, but it writes well.
See this pen right here, this pen is an interesting example, it's the same thing.
So this pen is very inexpensive, but it writes well.
I like it. But I can't have the pen the way it was, you know what it is.
I don't want to give too much publicity, but they do treat me well. Sharpie.
So I came here, they have thousand dollar pens.
And you know, you hand pens out, you're signing and you're handing them out, you're handing them out to all these people.
Sometimes you have 30, 40 people. And they were a thousand dollars a piece.
Beautiful pen. Ballpoint.
A thousand. It was gold, silver, gorgeous. But I'm handing it out to kids that don't even know what they are.
What is this, mommy? It's kids. They're getting a pen for a thousand dollars.
They have no idea what it is. And I feel guilty, because I'm like, you know,
by nature, I don't, you know, it's the government. I love the government.
Like, I love myself economically. I want to save money.
So I'm saying, this is crazy. And it had another problem. They didn't write well.
So I take it out. And I saw it, and there's no ink.
And I got all you people looking. And you say, there must be something wrong with Trump.
And I'm signing. And there's no ink in the pen. And it costs a thousand dollars.
This one, I called the guy.
I said, I'd like to use your pen, but I can't have a gray thing with a big S on it.
Same Sharpie, as I'm signing a trillion-dollar airplane contract
to buy brand-new fighter jets, brand-new B-2 bombers,
of which we just ordered plenty.
I love the government. I love myself economically. I want to save money.
So I'm saying, this is crazy. And it had another problem. They didn't write well.
So I take it out. And I sign. And there's no ink. And I got all you people looking.
And you say, there must be something wrong with Trump.
And there's no ink in the pen.
So I told that story to somebody and said, yeah, but I mean, but it's not the same thing.
I said, you're right. This one is better. It writes.
So the guy said to me, you don't have to pay me, sir.
I'll give it to you for nothing. I said, no, I don't want that.
Let me pay you. I want to pay you. No, sir, you don't have to. You're the president of the United States.
He was shocked. The head of Sharpie gets a call. I don't even know who the hell he is.
He said, is this really the president?
I said, no, you don't have to pay me, sir. This is such an honor. I said, no, I want to pay you.
He said, what would you like to pay? I said, how about five bucks a pen?
He said, that's all right. Whatever the hell we agreed to.
Peanuts, as opposed to a thousand. And these were thousand
dollar pens. And we were giving them out. Sometimes, you know, you were there for a sign.
I'd have 30, 40 people standing behind me. I'd give out 40 pens to people.
Then somebody would say, could I have a couple extra? This way, I'd go like this.
Hey, you want five? Here, take five. But the bottom line is
they're better pens. It's a business story. So for five dollars,
could be zero, but for five dollars, I'd get a much better pen than for
a thousand dollars. And I could hand them out. And actually, they'd become
hot as a pistol. So what can I tell you? With that, could I give it to
please? A man who's done a great job at treasuring these people.
Good luck, Scott.
Well, sir, as always, you're a tough act to follow.
Good luck, Scott.
