Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin received a pretty crappy gift this holiday weekend. No, like, literally crappy.
On Saturday night, someone altered authorities after they discovered a suspicious gift-wrapped box sitting near Mnuchin’s Bel Air home. The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad arrived at the scene only to discover that the box, which was addressed to Mnuchin, contained a large amount of horse feces. The package also came with a nice little note that read: “Mrs. (sic) Mnuchin & Trump, We're returning the ‘gift’ of the Christmas tax bill. It's bullshit. Warmest wishes, The American People. P.S. - Kiss Donald for me.”
The man behind this incredibly thoughtful gift is believed to be Los Angeles-based psychologist Robby Strong, who said he pulled the stunt to remind people “Republicans have done nothing for the American worker.” He also took photographs to document his “Secret Santa Project,” which he proudly posted on his social media accounts.
“The thing I live by is a rule of transparency and I was exercising my First Amendment rights," Strong explained to AL.com. “A few years ago when [a Supreme Court ruling] said that corporations are persons and money equals free speech, that is so absurd and my rule of thumb is now that if corporations are free speech, then so is horseshit.”
Strong said he was interviewed by the Secret Service agents one day after he left the “gift” but was not arrested. When asked if he was concerned about the potential danger the package could’ve caused, Strong simply wrote it off as a harmless prank.
“It was a gift-wrapped package of poo, something a frat boy may do to another frat boy. I was hoping to meet [Mnuchin]. I wanted to ring the door and hand it to him myself,” he explained. “[…]Is there a law that you can't drop off a box of poo? Not really.”
