But, in a reflection of his outsider campaign, Trump’s hires often came from outside the traditional feeding grounds of Republican politics. Bush rode into town with a clubby, multi-generational political network that was heavy on the GOP establishment. Barack Obama’s young staffers were the toast of Washington, and George W. While it is common for veterans of presidential campaigns and administrations to form alumni groups, the 45 Club has taken on an outsized role as a refuge for junior operatives and appointees who have few connections in the capital. “In this political climate, there’s a lot of people who would not have pure intentions of coming to network,” explained a former campaign staffer familiar with the club. Not quite a secret society, the club nonetheless goes to some lengths to fly under the radar: Public hints of its existence are scarce, and the locations of its events are withheld from attendees until they RSVP, all the better to evade the notice of pesky activists and nosy reporters. Its operations, described here for the first time, offer insight into how the anonymous foot soldiers of Trump’s Washington have organized their social lives: discreetly, with an eye toward exclusivity and the aspirational lifestyle that has always marked the Trump brand. 45 caliber bullet casing and attend semi-regular gatherings that often feature remarks by better-known Trump-world figures such as Brad Parscale, Corey Lewandowski and Scaramucci. Members wear a lapel pin fashioned after the butt end of a. The club, an informal gathering that provides solidarity and networking opportunities in a hostile Washington, is open to what it calls “the Team” - Trump administration appointees as well as alumni of the campaign, transition and inaugural committee. Picture taken September 15, 2020.The occasion was a meetup of the 45 Club, a private group reserved exclusively for President Donald Trump’s current and former staffers. Stan was the most recent T Rex skull to be auctioned in the U.S. The head of an approximately 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton named "STAN" after paleontologist Stan Sacrison who first found it, is seen on display ahead of its public auction at Christie's in New York City, New York, U.S., September 15, 2020. This specimen may not be headed to a research institution, though. Marks on the skull are interesting to study “because they give us an idea about what life was like during the Cretaceous period,” Hatton said. “We don’t know that this is what caused the death of this animal, but we can tell that it did have a major battle during its lifetime,” she said. Hatton said two large puncture holes in the skull are evidence of a big fight, probably with another T.
The 6 1/2-foot (2-meter) fossil is about 76 million years old and still has most of the external skull bones and numerous teeth, Sotheby’s experts said.
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Hatton noted, “When you think about it, more people can fit a skull in their home than people who could fit a full dinosaur.” rex’s remains were destroyed over time by erosion, but Sotheby’s experts said the skull was a major find. She called the area “the world capital for T. rex skeletons like Sue and Stan were found, according to Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s head of science and popular culture. The skull was excavated in 20 in Harding County, South Dakota, where other T. 9 by an owner who wishes to remain anonymous, the auction house said. The 200-pound (91-kilogram) skull fossil, nicknamed Maximus, is being sold Dec. READ MORE: $12.6 million Mickey Mantle baseball card sets new sports memorabilia auction record
NEW YORK (AP) - A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month, officials with Sotheby’s said Tuesday.
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