Trump Opens First 'Office Of The Former President'

It looks like former President Donald Trump has opened an office in Florida to handle his post-presidential duties. On January 25th, 2021, a press release announced the formation of the Office of the Former President, situated in Palm Beach County. The statement read: "The Office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism." For now, Trump hasn't publicly addressed what "the agenda of the Trump Administration" will include, or what he hopes to achieve as a former president. That being said, at this point in time, it seems that he'll likely have a little trouble engaging with the public via social media, since he was permanently banned from Twitter following the violence in Washington D.C. on January 6th. He was also banned from a handful of other social media platforms, including Facebook. Following the announcement that Donald Trump was setting up his new Office, users on social media shared their reactions to the news. While there were some who seemed excited to see what Trump would be getting up to, many others were eager to criticize or outright ridicule his future plans. One unimpressed user wrote: "What kind of s---hole crybaby loser pretends to have an imaginary 'office of the former president' to make himself feel better about being a s---hole crybaby loser." Another said: "Office of the former president. That's like if the Miss Universe runner up went home, made her own crown and called a press conference to put it on." While yet another Twitter user suggested: "[Barack] Obama, [George W.] Bush, and [Bill] Clinton should start an 'Office of the 2 Term Former Presidents' just to one up Trumps Office of the Former President." Unfortunately for Trump, his new venture seems to have attracted more than just Twitter mockery, as his Office of the Former President may have already gotten him into some pretty sticky legal trouble. It all comes down to the logo Trump has decided to use for his new Office. The logo that appeared on the statement released by the Office of the Former President appears to be a carbon copy of the logo for the Executive Office of the President of the United States — other than the fact that Trump's name has been added to the bottom. Although it's obvious why Trump would want to use this logo to associate himself with his former position, he may have crossed a line into illegal territory by doing so. One person on Twitter brought up Title 18 U.S. Code Section 713, which reads, in part: "Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of the great seal of the United States, or of the seals of the President or Vice President of the United States [...] for the purpose of conveying [...] a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States [...] shall be fined under this title or imprisoned [...] or both." This isn't the first controversy the ex-President has stoked since leaving office, either. In his farewell speech, for example, Trump promised his supporters that he will return. Trump's comment sparked speculation that he might run again in 2024. Indeed, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had discussed the idea of forming a new political party with his associates, which, according to their sources, would be called the "Patriot Party." For now, however, he has yet to make a public appearance since leaving the White House for his Mar-A-Lago resort. But Trump's eventual return to politics may be scuppered before it can even begin. On the same day that the Office of the Former President was announced, the House of Representatives delivered an article of impeachment to the Senate. The article charged Trump with "incitement of insurrection" following the attack on the Capitol. His trial will start the week of February 8th, 2021, marking the first ever impeachment of a former president, as well as making Trump the only president in history to be impeached twice. #DonaldTrump #POTUS #Trump