President Donald Trump was pilloried on Monday after a report revealed that he had possibly violated the law by ordering golf course tee markers with the presidential seal.
According to a ProPublica investigation, "the Trump Organization has ordered the manufacture of new tee markers for golf courses that are emblazoned with the seal of the President of the United States."
Experts noted that the move may run afoul of U.S. laws that state the seal cannot be used for commercial purposes.
The idea also did not go over well on Twitter, where readers lamented that Trump would never be held accountable for the possible crime.
"This is grift, graft, corruption, unAmerican and embarrassing all at the same time," former Clinton spokesperson Jesse Ferguson wrote.
Read some of the tweets below.
#NotTheOnion Trump is putting the Presidential Seal on the MARKERS FOR THE GOLF TEES AT HIS GOLF COURSES. This i… https://t.co/gzTk6DBL3u— Jesse Ferguson (@Jesse Ferguson) 1520263826.0
and here's yet another example of @realDonaldTrump and his properties breaking the law...it is illegal to use the p… https://t.co/Oqu0JpWOM3— Kurt Bardella (@Kurt Bardella) 1520262182.0
The Trump Organization is right that there's no separation between Trump the president and Trump the businessperson. https://t.co/DKBxpzL9O2— Adam Smith (@Adam Smith) 1520262138.0
@ProPublica Nothing about this presidency or administration is legitimate— Notorious (@Notorious) 1520255151.0
@ProPublica I hear the word 'illegal' getting used on an almost daily basis with respect to this administration, bu… https://t.co/LWBB4mnDJ5— David McWilliams 🏴 🇪🇺 (@David McWilliams 🏴 🇪🇺) 1520256616.0
@ProPublica @ShaunKing No theft is too small for these crooks— Putin's Clown Prince (@Putin's Clown Prince) 1520259001.0
@ProPublica So? Practically everything he does is illegal and even more is immoral. The #ComplicitGOP does not gaf!— The Honorable CronFest BIDEN/HARRIS 2020!!!!!! (@The Honorable CronFest BIDEN/HARRIS 2020!!!!!!) 1520261802.0
@ProPublica @ShaunKing GOP congress looks the other way when Donald Trump does anything illegal.— Armando Perez (@Armando Perez) 1520258291.0
@ProPublica This guy and swag! I'll be damned if I'll let my tax dollars go to golf tees while homeless vets eat fr… https://t.co/zLUGjeX77h— OfAriel of Gilead (@OfAriel of Gilead) 1520260649.0
@ProPublica It may be illegal but it is definitely tacky.— Rick Turner (@Rick Turner) 1520263899.0
@ProPublica Even the freaking golf tees are illegal. What a fiasco.— Covfefe, Cake, and President Joe Biden! 🎂 (@Covfefe, Cake, and President Joe Biden! 🎂) 1520262359.0
@ProPublica @ShaunKing Geez. Now he’s turning his private course into trump owner govt branded assets. Remember we… https://t.co/AiTSFVoB2g— MsEastBay (@MsEastBay) 1520259265.0
@ProPublica Everything is up for sale and stands to make Trump money, including the Presidential seal!! FFS!! Enoug… https://t.co/LEYP3qSp0a— ⓛⓜⓣ° ~ 🦖🏏 🌊 (@ⓛⓜⓣ° ~ 🦖🏏 🌊) 1520254426.0
@ProPublica @ckorenowsky This, is disgusting. I can’t believe this is the guy, who makes such a big deal of respect… https://t.co/JG6EChI15I— Bobby Boone (@Bobby Boone) 1520253533.0
@ProPublica It only counts if they actually DO something about it, though. The list keeps getting longer and polit… https://t.co/14hF0LiIg2— Samirah 😷 (@Samirah 😷) 1520258043.0
@ProPublica Wait’ll the “kneeling during the national anthem disrespects the flag and the troops” crowd gets a load… https://t.co/uHtOZSXSJ6— bikescold (@bikescold) 1520257383.0
@ProPublica Illegal and unethical but we’re trying to apply standards to a company and man that have no ethics and… https://t.co/zURUU1Tgco— Molly Raine (@Molly Raine) 1520254824.0
