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It was revealed that US President Trump refused to mourn the grave of US soldiers who died during his visit to France in 2018. He even ridiculed the fact that the US military was a “snake” and “idiot. “. I visited the residence of the United States Ambassador to France. During my visit, I saw 3 works of art in the residence and brought them back to the White House after the visit. However, after expert evaluation, these artworks are all replicas, with a value of US $ 750,000. Approximately NT $ 22 million.
The Atlantic revealed on the 3rd that when Trump visited France in November 2018, he called American soldiers killed in World War I “Snakes” and “idiots,” even for fear of the rain. His hair was messy and he refused to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery on the outskirts of Paris, where many American soldiers who died in the First World War were buried. At the time, officials announced that the visit to the cemetery was canceled due to bad weather.
However, according to the “New York Post” (New York Post) and the British “Daily Mail” (Daily Mail) cited US media reports, after Trump canceled his trip, he was invited by the US ambassador to France, Jamie McCourt, Visit the Hotel de Pontalba in Paris, the ambassador’s residence with a history spanning over 100 years, and begin to appreciate the works of art in the residence.
The report noted that Trump later photographed three works of art. The first was an oil portrait of the founding father of the United States and the first ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin) painted by a French painter in 1785, and the second was of Franklin. The bust, the third, is a group of silver statues of figures from ancient Greek mythology.
The report noted that on the second day after visiting the residence, Trump ordered the three artworks packed into Air Force One and planned to bring them back to Washington when he returned to China.
Trump’s instructions reportedly made the White House and the State Department cerebral, as the two sides exchanged letters to clarify whether the method of bringing back the artworks was legal. They eventually concluded that the action was legal because the artwork was originally from the United States government. active.
However, these three artworks have been identified as replicas after being delivered to the White House and appraised by the White House art curator. They are not genuine and are worth around US $ 750,000.
White House spokesman Judd Deere responded that these works of art originally belonged to the American people. The president brought these beautiful and historic works of art to the United States for display in a prominent place in the People’s Hall. He also said that Trump is quite proud to bring these arts back to America.
It is worth noting that the oil painting portrait of Franklin currently hanging in the Oval Office of the White House is not a copy of Trump brought from France, but a genuine copy of the same painting borrowed from the National Gallery of Portraits 1 mile away.
Regarding the 3 sets of art reproductions shipped over the air from France, two sources revealed that Trump even joked that he prefers this fake to the actual bust of Franklin.
(Zhongshi News Network)
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