President Trump was presented with highest honors by American Samoans in the White House today.
They gave President Trump a Polynesian lei that is only given in their culture to members of royalty.
“So does that mean I’m royalty?” President Trump asked the man who put the garland around his neck.
The man confirmed, “You are royalty.”
Watch the amazing moment here:
President Trump is honored with a garland traditionally reserved for royalty in American Samoa:
“Does that mean I’m royalty?”
pic.twitter.com/YLr9uSt3yf— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 17, 2025
“Does that mean I’m royalty?”
President Trump is presented with a Garland that is given to royalty in American Samoa 🇺🇸🇦🇸 pic.twitter.com/frIMvKv56C
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 17, 2025
From Mediaite:
President Donald Trump reacted warmly on Thursday in the Oval Office after he was officially declared “royalty” in the US territory of American Samoa.
After Trump signed an executive order on “Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific,” a delegation from the territory presented him with a lei or “garland.”
Polynesian leis can carry different…
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