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Say, What Is Trump’s Face Doing on Obama’s LinkedIn Page?
The Trump White House replaced the official LinkedIn profile photo, causing Donald Trump's image to appear on pages of former Obama and Biden staffers as a trolling tactic.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump changed the White House's LinkedIn picture to his own face, replacing the official seal and affecting former White House staffers' job history displays.
- White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung confirmed the change was meant to troll former Democratic White House staffers, specifically targeting former President Barack Obama and former President Joe Biden aides.
- On Tuesday, Barack Obama's LinkedIn was among the first spotted with Trump's photo, and "Step-by-step instructions explaining how to remove Trump's picture or change the company affiliation to EOP were shared across White House alumni group texts, one source told Axios."
- On Wednesday some staffers scrambled to fix their profiles, with several former White House staffers unhappy; the practical workaround was editing job histories to remove "The White House" because LinkedIn links employer thumbnails to profiles.
- Given LinkedIn's estimated 310 million users in 2023, political consultant Adam Rosenberg said Trump's team was digitally savvy in executing the update, reflecting a digital-first strategy.
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Because the White House's LinkedIn profile changed the display image, Donald Trump's counterfeit is now displayed in the resume of former President Barack Obama.
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While leftists have been desperate to spread rumors that President Donald Trump has one foot in the grave, it looks like he’s still doing what he loves. LinkedIn users noticed a change to former President Barack Obama’s account on Tuesday, when a photo of Trump could be seen on his profile. Look: (Screengrab: LinkedIn) This occurrence is due to Trump changing the official White House page photo to an image of himself, which now puts his face on …
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