When President Donald Trump welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the United States in August 2025, he rolled out the red carpet (literally), clapped for Putin as he deplaned, and even planned on giving the controversial leader a gift. It's not clear if it ever made it into Putin's hands, though. What is this mysterious gift, you ask? Well, documents pertaining to the proceedings of the two leaders' meeting that were left behind in a printer at an Alaskan hotel (security breach, much?) detailed that Trump was set to hand Putin an "American Bald Eagle Desk Statue" (via NPR ). One cannot imagine the Russian president wanting to display it in his office. After all, America and Russia aren't exactly friends , no matter how much Trump appears to be trying to initiate a bromance
Trump's Odd Present For Putin Proves His Gift-Giving Skills Are As Bad As His Oval Office Decor

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