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jls4561

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4. It's tilting now, but KKKaroline Leavitt says it will decide its true angle in two weeks.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 06:20 PM

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Is this flagpole crooked? [View all] riversedge Jun 19 OP

What would Freud say? Irish_Dem Jun 19 #1

It's just dweller Jun 19 #8

A very crooked, impotent cigar. Irish_Dem Jun 19 #9

Looks like it has that disease they started advertising on TV... Jack Valentino Jun 19 #16

I had Peyronie's disease, but I finally got that straightened out. Conjuay Jun 20 #20

I see what you did there.... Jack Valentino Jun 21 #22

It leans like he does Deuxcents Jun 19 #2

I can only hope that is among the very first things that go with a new President (Goddess-willing) hlthe2b Jun 19 #3

I second this! Yuck electric_blue68 Jun 21 #25

It's tilting now, but KKKaroline Leavitt says it will decide its true angle in two weeks. jls4561 Jun 19 #4

The Leaning Tower of TACO. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 19 #5

Well, the current occupant is crooked. surfered Jun 19 #6

Jokes aside, I don't think it's tilting. It's the angle of the photo. electric_blue68 Jun 19 #7

I agree that the pole is not tilted. This is a "fishbowl" effect from the lens. John1956PA Jun 19 #10

Perspective. I compared it to the windows and the WH columns, too. Buns_of_Fire Jun 20 #21

Yeah, I saw those too, but... Wounded Bear Jun 21 #24

You're right, it's tapered. electric_blue68 Jun 21 #26

Trump's Nazi flagpoles. Norrrm Jun 19 #11

Probably used Quikcrete to put it in Jilly_in_VA Jun 19 #12

It befits the White House-approved Dunk's Lean Torchlight Jun 19 #13

No. It is straight. They used a wide angle lens to get the whole building in the picture... Enter stage left Jun 19 #14

Gawd! I didn' t think they'd let him put it right there! John Farmer Jun 19 #15

It really looks awful. yardwork Jun 21 #29

It's trying to "bend toward justice"? maxrandb Jun 20 #17

Maybe it is, He Certainly Isn't! electric_blue68 Jun 21 #27

Happens to a tapered pole that bends when a yuge flag gets wet. allegorical oracle Jun 20 #18

The traitor who put it up certainly is. Kid Berwyn Jun 20 #19

It's a perspective issue, not necessarily a crooked flagpole jmowreader Jun 21 #23

This is what Trump kept telling Stormy. Irish_Dem Jun 21 #30

Does this flagpole make my president look like an ass? biophile Jun 21 #28

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Jun 21 #31

I dunno, I'm inclined to think it is leaning. It does not line up perfectly with the windows - generalbetrayus Jun 21 #32

It's flaccid Walleye Jun 21 #33

I think the WH is crooked. nt doc03 Jun 21 #34