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Trump imagines negotiation with Sharpie maker for $5 signature pens [View all]
Trump imagines negotiation with Sharpie maker for $5 signature pens
Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.
March 27, 2026 at 10:06 a.m. EDT Yesterday at 10:06 a.m. EDT
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President Donald Trump holds up two Sharpie pens during a Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Isaac Arnsdorf
President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies. The company that makes the permanent markers said the exchange never happened.
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Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.
March 27, 2026 at 10:06 a.m. EDT Yesterday at 10:06 a.m. EDT
2 min
President Donald Trump holds up two Sharpie pens during a Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Isaac Arnsdorf
President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies. The company that makes the permanent markers said the exchange never happened.
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