Exposing The Gulf
You might recognise at least one person on this video still.
Aboard their plane. Which comes with the job.
Here a couple of aides hold up a presentation prop.
In this case, a map.
With a southern section of their country showing administrative divisions one-down from the national. Each perhaps graded and shaded by population density.
The adjacent body of water freshly (re)named has its new label writ large.
Underneath, is what looks like the brand stamp of The White House.
I've always loved these types of things.
Take a key visual. Print out on larger paper. Paste to a board. Hold up, pass around. Keep on display.
Here it feels like a flipchart sheet size.
Yet we can also use a simple standard page. Stuck to a piece of card.
They work well.
You can even pop it behind or beside you as videoing live.
As this deployment in the skies suggests, talking points duly fly.
The American commander-in-chief also has a special desk on Air Force One.
I'd personally not seen this before.
As for meezer cred. How about this zoom-in on Trump's desk.
The kinked table top is a neat touch.
With a few different ways to arrange the lighting.
Although for video calls, I've never really fancied those high-back chairs.
A certain hotel mini-pack staple Scottish shortbread biscuit will (no doubt?) be pleased.
Having snacks to hand is fine. Everyone's happy to bring a cup of tea, mug of coffee, or water bottle to a meeting or video call. So long as it doesn't distract the others - or make you look inattentive - a nibble is allowed.
And remarkably, a couple of days later I noted a theme. Once back on ground the self-same poster appeared in the Oval Office.
You can use these kinds of props just like US President #47. It's alright, you can.
🚨 #BREAKING: Elon Musk just announced in the Oval Office DOGE is investigating federal employees with high net worth despite low pay
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 11, 2025
Many, MANY corrupt feds are sweating right now!
Including Fauci’s cronies 😏 pic.twitter.com/IG8Zwpezk1
PS. You gotta love that wire going along the floor from Resolute desk to back of room. We've all been there.