Lols I work in legal and you actually want to be somewhat picky about which pen you sign important documents with. A lot of the cheaper brands skip randomly and/or it doesn’t show up as well when scanned. It can look bad if it skips cause you basically have to draw over your signature again and it might appear forged
I’m sure there is a supply chain lag there. Everything at the fed level has some lag time between leadership because, even a pen swap, takes more paperwork than buying a car
@@PullingRugs and even if they start making a new one for the new guy immediately after the election, you never know these days if the former guy will even leave. 🤣 🤷♀️
Trump’s sharpie actually make sense when you realize he’s a celebrity, not a politician. He’s probably used sharpies on every signature he’s signed for the past 35+ years.
Signing executive orders and legislation isn't the same as signing an autograph , though. I doubt he used a sharpie to sign contracts in his business dealings, so why use a sharpie to sign anything while in the white House?
@@CanItAlreadyHe said that the brand shown in the video doesn’t write well and is very expensive, why waste tax dollars on that when a sharpie writes much better and is dirt cheap
@@kontento2751 Cross pens write just fine. The rollerball, especially, would be really smooth to write with. If he said they don't write well he was lying or making an excuse for some issue he has.
That's 200 per pen. They always switch to a brand new pen for every document they sign. They also sign multiple of the same document for each person in the room so they all have a keepsake.
back in the '90s you could walk into any stationary store, Staples, OfficeMax, BizMart, etc. and buy one for around $40 when they were relevant, nowadays people do so little pen writing no one cares about em anymore so they're more expensive
tbf in the world of fountain pens, $90-$200 isnt all that expensive. They're built to last, and dont try out at all. Once they run out, you can just get refills that are way cheaper
One reporter years ago said trump had small hands In response trump sent him a letter with a trace of his hands saying they aren't that small and signed it with gold sharpie
We've only had 8. 7 if you don't count Garfield who may have been ambidextrous and was killed 6 months into his first term anyhow. It's become more popular as of late.
It was originally Parker Jotter until it was no longer a U.S. company. LBJ purchased around 60,000 Parker Jotters during his presidency. Signing official documents with no less than 75 pens. He then gave them as gifts with the information as to what document he signed.
I grew up in Lincoln Rhode Island, where A.T. Cross was located until it was bought out fairly recently. 35 years old and never knew that that company I would drive by all the time built the pens presidents use. Neat lol.
My life goal: 1. Graduate high school 2. ??? 3. Turn 35 4. Become president 5. Write my signature with a purple gel pen once 6. Resign 7. ??? 8. Profit.
I like the one Trump used because it was such a bold signature that he could do with it compared to presence of the past which were much more fine-lined and elegant. It was very much a standout one and it made his signature definitely stand out for sure
@@jeffreyepiscopo especially since there are ink companies that make fountain pen ink with security in mind making waterproof and fade resistant ink and also by changing the mix of pigments for each batch your signature is much harder to replicate
@@Steph.98114 Why only sign? Use them for everything. Unless you need to write in extreme conditions, then use a Fisher Spacepen. Other than that fountain all the way lol
@@justindesrosiers3145 fountain is satisfying to write with, BUT, everyday use can wear it down, ball point is much better for everyday use, it's easy to replace
My father bought me a cross pen when I got accepted to college. Best pen I've ever had. Been almost 15 years and its still so satisfying to write with it.
@@JesusChristItsJesusChristsame at this point I’ve bought at least 100 gel pens that are all scattered around my house I’m usually pretty organized in general too but I just can’t keep track of the pens for some reason😅
@@Onionking38 they're refillable. You just buy new cartridges. I also, rarely ever use it. Only when signing documents or writing checks (which is kinda rare these days).
I'm surprised no one in these high positions use fountain pens anymore, seems like a higher class hobby, like collecting boutique knives or watches, would be neat to see
Just showing off wealth, I’m sorry but I wouldn’t find my president using a special pen cool while people are dying in our streets daily and we have Concentration camps (classified that way by the United Nations so don’t argue) on our borders but yeah dude a fountain pen would make the dude seem in touch with those issues
@@BenExists7 the ballpoints mentioned in this video cost well over 200 dollars. There are several cheap fountain pens that cost from 10 to 30 dollars that write much better than any ballpoint ever.
@@Duckshoe398 the UN classified them as concentration camps im just being honest that’s like saying that 6million Jews didn’t die in the holocaust because you can’t trust the United Nations on Concentration camps, I’d rather take them seriously
@@BenExists7 Mf you keep talking about theze made up concentration camps. Where tf are they. Youre literally just making shit up. And why is that whenever a dumbass gets proven wrong they bring up the hollocaust. You mentioning the hollocaust for 0 reason doesnt make me wrong. I can do it too. 9/11 happened once.
"have you ever noticed every president since Reagan uses the same pen?" *Immediately states that there have been 3 models used in 2 different color schemes"
No parker jotter? It's one very ubiquitous pen that almost everyone has had or has written with one. A pen of the people for a president of the people, amirite?
The terrifying thing about the pen world is that top of the line pens actually start at ~$300 and up. Premium pens usually run ~$400-$500, maybe topping out at around $800. And limited and special edition pens start at $1k. Crazy how quickly it can turn into such an expensive hobby/interest.
If I was president, I'd just use a bic round stic or something cheap and common. I want to be able to sign documents with the same pens that everyone else uses daily to show commonality
Whenever you sign important documents everyone wants the pen so at one setting you can see a president handing out a lot of pens. And since the cheapest of these pens are $200 imagine a cigar box full of pens being given away at important signings I think he was saving lots of money switching to the sharpy.
@@windyhawthorn7387a showing of fiscal responsibility. Signings are a ceremony, not religious but scripted and all a showing of whatever the admin wants to outwardly portray message-wise
"and he famously switched to..." Yes... Famously... I totally knew about him switching pens... I heard it from my friends... The friends I definitely have and definitely didn't make up...
Presidents, Dignitaries, Congressmen, and Diplomats use these pens to sign important documents. The real ones are Mont Blanc and cost a few bands a piece. These replica ones in the ad are still nice though
I never knew people had an actual passion for a type of pen that someone once held when they were at the most power in their respective lands. Interesting.
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Where’s the Sharpie at? I want the whole set
Nah I am good with my fountain pens
Just a casual $80-$200 pen so I can doodle dicks like a Prez
Nice
60 dollars 🤢. I'd rather write with my blood
A fucking sharpie 😂
FR LOL
Top G
@@elit3revolution7 Nah. Wtf, top man child. Are you really one of those guys on the wrong side of history?
I thought it was gonna be a fat crayon. 😆
@@VisualAFMedia OMG YOUR SO EDGY 😂
"Have you ever noticed that all presidents prefer the same pen?" No.
South Vietnam. *CLACK* Nice.
Fr, literally never lol
-literally everyone ever
And that they litteraly didn't as he goes on to explain
I feel like if you're paying that much attention to the president you need to be put on a list
If I ever become president I'm using a damn quill.
I approve 👍
lol
You will be my protest vote, I’ll write in dr.d3m0n1c2 😂. I love your pro quill agenda.
If you use Bic you start a 13-sided civil war
This
If I'm president, I'm using a Shrek or Spongebob Pen.💀
That’s why you will never become a president 😅😢
@@jonibitlive The opposite
I would vote this man for president just because of this
@@UhmActually. you're not old enough to vote
@@damian_11_ 🤓
No tf you aren't when you don't know how to spell Shrek 😭
Do I seriously have to become president solely to use a dollar store bic?
Lols I work in legal and you actually want to be somewhat picky about which pen you sign important documents with. A lot of the cheaper brands skip randomly and/or it doesn’t show up as well when scanned. It can look bad if it skips cause you basically have to draw over your signature again and it might appear forged
sigma president mindset
E
Brazil's previous president was famous for using the cheap bic
U have my vote dude
wha? they still use pens?
Me and my homies use ink and quill just like the founding fathers intended
Quill pen supremacy
Made from a big poofy feather
E
pluck a feather from a pardoned turkey.
Might as well get a musket for home defense, blow a golf ball sized hole in those scallywags
The “delayed switch” is almost like presidents don’t realize they are using the former guy’s pens, until they do. Then they want to switch.
I’m sure there is a supply chain lag there. Everything at the fed level has some lag time between leadership because, even a pen swap, takes more paperwork than buying a car
@@PullingRugs and even if they start making a new one for the new guy immediately after the election, you never know these days if the former guy will even leave. 🤣 🤷♀️
@@benbohannon XD
wouldn't shock. there's a mindset of change for change's sake just to say you did something.
Trump’s sharpie actually make sense when you realize he’s a celebrity, not a politician. He’s probably used sharpies on every signature he’s signed for the past 35+ years.
That makes sense😅
Signing executive orders and legislation isn't the same as signing an autograph , though.
I doubt he used a sharpie to sign contracts in his business dealings, so why use a sharpie to sign anything while in the white House?
@@CanItAlreadyHe said that the brand shown in the video doesn’t write well and is very expensive, why waste tax dollars on that when a sharpie writes much better and is dirt cheap
@@kontento2751 Cross pens write just fine. The rollerball, especially, would be really smooth to write with. If he said they don't write well he was lying or making an excuse for some issue he has.
THIS
This is what shorts are great for. It doesn’t take 10 minutes to explain this.
omg, if this was a full video just think about how they'd fill that time. gives me a headache imagining it.
@@abiean222 *after 4 minute history of the president* so anyways anyways, he liked the black and silver one
Gold fish attention span
@@ddcgjrii4972 naw, its just understanding that time is limited and we don't care to spend our time with needless bullshit.
To some it might
Next president should be a man of the people and use a pilot pen
Pilot VP lol
Pilot G2 with the 1 mm tip is blessed by God fr.
finally, a man of culture
Trump used sharpies already
@@houghwhite411 that would be awesome, theyd prob have one of the ones with abalone inlay
Was thinking about buying one then saw it was over $200 lol I’ll stick w the sharpie too
the one obama used was like 90$ which is a lot cheaper but probably worth it if you have that kinda money to spare (i do not)
That's 200 per pen. They always switch to a brand new pen for every document they sign. They also sign multiple of the same document for each person in the room so they all have a keepsake.
back in the '90s you could walk into any stationary store, Staples, OfficeMax, BizMart, etc. and buy one for around $40 when they were relevant, nowadays people do so little pen writing no one cares about em anymore so they're more expensive
Yeah if I went bankrupt as many times as trump did, I would probably have to too
tbf in the world of fountain pens, $90-$200 isnt all that expensive. They're built to last, and dont try out at all. Once they run out, you can just get refills that are way cheaper
that sharpie is a low-key gangster move.
More like a child move
Its a pen you use for signing signstures for fans, not for government documents.
@@TVbasickmore like it’s a writing tool, not really that deep
One reporter years ago said trump had small hands
In response trump sent him a letter with a trace of his hands saying they aren't that small and signed it with gold sharpie
@@pyroneutraltotally gangster and not something a 10 year old would do
Man, if I ever become president I'm busting out the 90s Bic mechanical pencil with a giant eraser topper.
Naa... Whip out an ink bottle and a freakin feather
Sadly it has to be in pen, pencil can be forged easier
Or one of those pens that has about thirty different colours.
@@thelandofnod123 now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!
Peace was never an option
Bro used a sharpie cuz he wanted to feel like he was signing an autograph 😂
isnt he though? he got to put his name on all sorts of stuff. ngl I'd do the same thing
It's probably due to the fact he doesn't wear glasses and needed a thicker line
@@casematecardinal sharpie on paper is like nails on a chalkboard
Nope, he did it so he could be the one profiting off his worshippers by offering them his special trump markers
@@HoloScope I dont think so but everyone is different
Using a sharpie shows how confident he is.
😂😂
It could also be that the oval office just keeps those pens in-stock, and the changes are as mundane as the ink running out.
"-preferred the same pen..."
Proceeds to explain how they're all different
They're all from the same brand with similar colour schemes and designs.
@@quantum.9883 still not the same pen
@@Vorrimadebut each model mentioned was used by more than 1president , so still the same pen
😂😂😂
Always good to come back and see the comment worked
Something this made me realize, we've had a lot of left handed presidents
Most people are right handed, when speaking to an audience its more easy to connect when dominant hands are on the same side
There are a majority of left handed presidents for the last 7 or 8 presidents.
Clinton holds the pen suprisingly well, the others have that classic hunched-over leftie grip 🤩
So what you’re saying is that I have a better chance of becoming president?
We've only had 8. 7 if you don't count Garfield who may have been ambidextrous and was killed 6 months into his first term anyhow. It's become more popular as of late.
It was originally Parker Jotter until it was no longer a U.S. company. LBJ purchased around 60,000 Parker Jotters during his presidency. Signing official documents with no less than 75 pens. He then gave them as gifts with the information as to what document he signed.
“Have you ever notice how ever president uses the same pen?” Then proceeds to show almost all of them using different pens.
if i ever become president im using a pilot g2 for everything. that pen is the only one you will ever need for anything.
nah pilot v5 >>>>
This was my exact thought
@nash jonas those things smudge too easy cause they stay wet to long, too many of the presidents are evidently left handed lol
@Charlie Baker just tried writing left-handed with one and you are right, with the caveat that it very much depended on what type of paper I wrote on
BEST PEN
Now I wanna become president just to have a hello kitty pen in one of these signings.
I so want that to happen.
you could have the absolute worst takes on presidential history, and i’d still supports you just for that.
I’m glad we all want to become president to use a cheap pen now…
I’d like to be to introduce fancy fountain pens
Those zebra disposable fountain pens
I grew up in Lincoln Rhode Island, where A.T. Cross was located until it was bought out fairly recently. 35 years old and never knew that that company I would drive by all the time built the pens presidents use. Neat lol.
My life goal:
1. Graduate high school
2. ???
3. Turn 35
4. Become president
5. Write my signature with a purple gel pen once
6. Resign
7. ???
8. Profit.
you can sign your resignation letter with a purple gen pen
I have a purple pen, is of the luck so if I am president I will used
I would love to see a president use one of those sparkly pens with the fluffy tops
Don’t worry that’ll be Trumps next go to. Hell sign all his shit in prison with it.
Just photo shop it 😂
Give me a Benu Euphoria In blue/silver/gold and some sparkly ink to match
What's that? Please reply to me!
I don't think they ever cared about which types and design of pen to used. I think they just used whatever pen was available to them
I like the one Trump used because it was such a bold signature that he could do with it compared to presence of the past which were much more fine-lined and elegant. It was very much a standout one and it made his signature definitely stand out for sure
If I’m ever president, I’ll use a fountain pen or a feather/ink
I’m surprised they don’t use a fountain pen. They’re so much better than any of these cross pens!
@@jeffreyepiscopo exactly, like ball points are great for day to day use but when you need to sign something fountain is the way
@@jeffreyepiscopo especially since there are ink companies that make fountain pen ink with security in mind making waterproof and fade resistant ink and also by changing the mix of pigments for each batch your signature is much harder to replicate
@@Steph.98114 Why only sign? Use them for everything. Unless you need to write in extreme conditions, then use a Fisher Spacepen. Other than that fountain all the way lol
@@justindesrosiers3145 fountain is satisfying to write with, BUT, everyday use can wear it down, ball point is much better for everyday use, it's easy to replace
I want a president to use a pen from a grocery store brand
Instead of one made in the US?
@@-8_8- Instead of one that costs $60 dollars on the cheap side. Clinton used a $200+ pen. Obama, Trump, and Biden used $80 pens.
Hate to break it to you but Cross pens are made in China.
Trump is a Chad with that sharpie
The first one looks cool. Matte and all.
My father bought me a cross pen when I got accepted to college. Best pen I've ever had. Been almost 15 years and its still so satisfying to write with it.
yo, you using the same pen for 15 years?????
I would've lost that pen immediately.
@@JesusChristItsJesusChristsame at this point I’ve bought at least 100 gel pens that are all scattered around my house I’m usually pretty organized in general too but I just can’t keep track of the pens for some reason😅
How much ink does it have damn
@@Onionking38 they're refillable. You just buy new cartridges. I also, rarely ever use it. Only when signing documents or writing checks (which is kinda rare these days).
“Before famously turning-“ famously switched pens? I’ve never even heard this until now💀
Because it was a sharpie marker lolol
Fr where is national pen switching day??
@@Orincaby Remember, switching to your secondary pen is always faster than refilling the cartridge
Imagine having so little to do that you actually compare each pen every president used
Bush Sr used a fountain pen. It was a parker vector.
That is because of the rules of a government contract where the pen must be made in the US.
I'm surprised no one in these high positions use fountain pens anymore, seems like a higher class hobby, like collecting boutique knives or watches, would be neat to see
Just showing off wealth, I’m sorry but I wouldn’t find my president using a special pen cool while people are dying in our streets daily and we have Concentration camps (classified that way by the United Nations so don’t argue) on our borders but yeah dude a fountain pen would make the dude seem in touch with those issues
@@BenExists7 the ballpoints mentioned in this video cost well over 200 dollars. There are several cheap fountain pens that cost from 10 to 30 dollars that write much better than any ballpoint ever.
@@BenExists7 lmao what? "You cant argue that the US has concentration camps because I said the UN said so."
@@Duckshoe398 the UN classified them as concentration camps im just being honest that’s like saying that 6million Jews didn’t die in the holocaust because you can’t trust the United Nations on Concentration camps, I’d rather take them seriously
@@BenExists7 Mf you keep talking about theze made up concentration camps. Where tf are they. Youre literally just making shit up. And why is that whenever a dumbass gets proven wrong they bring up the hollocaust. You mentioning the hollocaust for 0 reason doesnt make me wrong. I can do it too. 9/11 happened once.
"have you ever noticed every president since Reagan uses the same pen?" *Immediately states that there have been 3 models used in 2 different color schemes"
And. Sharpie for good measure
Sharpies are markers, not pens.
Markers are technically types of pens
No parker jotter? It's one very ubiquitous pen that almost everyone has had or has written with one. A pen of the people for a president of the people, amirite?
They used to use them, until it was bought out by Gillette and was no longer a US company. That’s when they switched to A.T Cross.
Oh cool. Let me go check out a pen. $233! Jesus 😆
Mount blanc pens thats Rocky numbers
yeah, actually that's an average price for luxury pens. There are many models that go way up in the thousands
Bro, I thought I was balling out that one time I spent $14 for a pen
The terrifying thing about the pen world is that top of the line pens actually start at ~$300 and up. Premium pens usually run ~$400-$500, maybe topping out at around $800. And limited and special edition pens start at $1k. Crazy how quickly it can turn into such an expensive hobby/interest.
LMAO my Sailor King of Pens cost me 1000 CAN!
Me using a 3$ ballpoint bic pen:
hey ur not the real Putin, he uses a Montblanc 149
I love cross pens and pencils. Got one from my great grandfather when he passed
Yo!! Pretty Lights on the background music!!!!
You can really appreciate a good pen, once you find the right one you'll never want anything else.
Parker jotter with the quink gel. Nothing better
@jeffklaubo3168 yessss
G2
@@jeffklaubo3168exactly one of the best gifts I’ve received
I’m surprised Biden doesn’t use a chisel like he did back in school
🤣🤣🤣 super underrated comment.
His chiselmanship was terrible.
💀
He originally wanted to use a crayon but he ate them all
@@88rob either you are saying he is retarded and or he is a marine
It’s like their lightsaber or something, that’s badass
If I was president, I'd just use a bic round stic or something cheap and common. I want to be able to sign documents with the same pens that everyone else uses daily to show commonality
"Have you ever noticed-" No, literally never.
And I didn't notice how many of them are using their left hand
South paw power
Weirdos.
Using a sharpie was a power move 😭
You'd think the oval office would be enough.... poor lil dumpy
Or child’s play lmao, what an asshat
Shoutout to all the left handed presidents. And Trump going from a pen to a sharpie is funny, he really wanted to shake things up 😂
Whenever you sign important documents everyone wants the pen so at one setting you can see a president handing out a lot of pens. And since the cheapest of these pens are $200 imagine a cigar box full of pens being given away at important signings I think he was saving lots of money switching to the sharpy.
@@windyhawthorn7387a showing of fiscal responsibility. Signings are a ceremony, not religious but scripted and all a showing of whatever the admin wants to outwardly portray message-wise
Imagine someone turns up with an chewed up Bic or an snapped pencil.
I never thought I would be amazed by a politician like this but the fact that Donald used a sharpie
Wow the pen lore expands.
Today I learned the random pen I bought years ago is the preferred model of multiple presidents.
"and he famously switched to..." Yes... Famously... I totally knew about him switching pens... I heard it from my friends... The friends I definitely have and definitely didn't make up...
The pen where you can choose between 4 different colors. Need that
Pen company’s stock after this video📈
If I ever become president I'll use a pack of Bic pens from Walgreens just to spite the idea of these high class pens.
Why? They are quite nice pens, I actually love the look of them a lot. Aren't too expensive of a novelty either.
At least Trump bucked the trend with a Sharpie😂
Bic sticks are basically the AK-47s of pens
Me: becomes president just to use a dollar store bic pen. 🖋
Bill/ Documents: has an ink scribbles from when my pen wasn't working.
Someone needs to troll the whole presidency and whip out some bic pens
Dropping a like because you have Hot Like Sauce as the background song! Sup fam?!
They gotta find a way to make every single thing they do cost as much as possible
Trump with a Sharpie😂 despite being the richest president, he definitely was a man of the people! He loved his McDonalds too😂
Austerity is when the president uses a sharpie instead of a fancy ball point. This is the modern conservative movement.
No because as far as nice pens go, cross are quite affordable.
Let’s be real they give Biden a crayon
Presidents, Dignitaries, Congressmen, and Diplomats use these pens to sign important documents. The real ones are Mont Blanc and cost a few bands a piece. These replica ones in the ad are still nice though
I’d use one of those big fuzzy pens you find at the scholastic book fair
I already have a plan to use fountain pens when I become president, either an Esterbrook or Parker
A "man of the people" should have a pen holder with 10 yellow BIC pens sticking out of it.😌😌😏
I don't think any of them beside the originals cared what pen they had.
Next president should use a pencil 💀💀💀
That’s actually really cool
I never knew people had an actual passion for a type of pen that someone once held when they were at the most power in their respective lands. Interesting.
President Biden :- Use and throw pen. 😂😂😂
Kinda surprised Biden didn’t use a crayon or something.
Trump did use a sharpie...
I’m guessing Cross century sponsored the White House 🏛
If I ever became president, I’d use Sakura Pigma Micron pens (specifically the 0.5 in black). My favorite pen for drawing and writing by far
This is way more interesting than actual politics
And I thought uniball pens were expensive 💀
If you think those are expensive, don't look into fountain pens lol
Was waiting to hear JB chose to go with crayons for his signatures tbh...
I thought when they bite the tip they would be martyrized.
If I ever become president I’m getting an actual ink pen with black and gold to continue the tradition in the most non-traditional way 😂
Biden probably can’t tell the difference between any of the models 💀
True😂💀
Bruh Trump used a sharpie💀
And this is the only difference between all of them
So you’re telling me that new presidents get their own pen?
This is definitely some Doctor Who level stuff.
Finding out these pens are $120 dollars each finally tells me when our tax dollars go
Bro pens are like watches you really going to question when the president who makes $400k per year as outlined by the constitution buys a $120 pen?
Bro why tf we putting man hours into what pen the president uses💀
Why not
You watched it AND commented...
Nice use of Pretty Lights
Cross pens are really good.
Trump is legendary for using the sharpie.
Merkel: uses a gold fountain pen
trump: kindergarten stationary is criminally underrated
You ever notice that presidents act like they know what’s best for us, but really dont
If I become president, I’m using a Pilot G2 07, or a scented crayola pen.
I’ll use scented markers thank you
Genuinely forgot joe Biden was still the president 💀
Who did you think was?
@@spacecadet2663 some old guy on the news
Don't worry, he forgot too
Im reminded of that every time i see the price of diesel
Me over here looking disappointed at presidents for not using fountain pens.
This is fun, why not if you like pens. Its a fun niche observation, but its an interesting window into the styles and influences on the form.
You forgot to mention that Biden was the first president to start the tradition of holding the pen upside down
😂
Better a pen than a bible in front of a church