# Trump's inauguration poster has glaring goof. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746 "2017-02-13T11:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/1 "2017-02-13T11:08:06Z")
President Donald Trump’s official inauguration poster, available for sale by the Library of Congress, printed with a quote from the Donald, contains a conspicuously misplaced word. The quote the poster says, “No dream is too big, no challenge is **to** great. Nothing we want for the future is beyond our reach.” > **[Trump’s official inauguration poster has glaring typo](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319170-trumps-official-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-typo/amp/)** > > President Trump’s official inauguration portrait offered by the Library of Congress had a glaring typo on it, social media users pointed out Sunday evening.The print of Trump, which was sold on the… Extra “o” available for the poster, sold separately. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/2 "2017-02-13T11:50:55Z")
That’s what you get when you print your posters in Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/3 "2017-02-13T11:52:22Z")
To great or not to great? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/4 "2017-02-13T12:18:40Z")
> [@](#): > > On the original page, the Library of Congress described the print as one that “captures the essence of Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency of the United States.” > > Social media users were quick to point out the error. If that was the purpose of the quote, then I am not seeing the error. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/5 "2017-02-13T12:38:29Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > President Donald Trump’s official inauguration poster, available for sale by the Library of Congress, printed with a quote from the Donald, contains a conspicuously misplaced word. > > The quote the poster says, “No dream is too big, no challenge is **to** great. Nothing we want for the future is beyond our reach.” > > [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319170-trumps-official-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-typo?amp=1](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319170-trumps-official-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-typo?amp=1) > > Extra “o” available for the poster, sold separately. 😃 And of course, **Gaudere** strikes again. That should have been “The quote **on** the poster says…” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/6 "2017-02-13T13:07:08Z")
Hmm. Since the word “too” appears correctly in the sentence, “No dream is too big.” I can only assume they know how to spell it. Perhaps in the sentence, “No challenge is to great”, they spelled the word “to” right and the word “great” wrong. Maybe the Cheeto is assuring us that he has no trouble grating cheese with his stubby little fingers? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/7 "2017-02-13T13:56:30Z")
At what point do you think this error was introduced? I have my doubts that Trump himself came up with the quote, but if he did, he would likely have dictated it to someone. I’m guessing someone else came up with the quote (Bannon?) and sent it to the printers. Regardless, at some point it got to the printers. Was this a cut-and-paste into the poster document or did the printers retype the quote and introduce the typo? ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/8 "2017-02-13T14:11:24Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > At what point do you think this error was introduced? I have my doubts that Trump himself came up with the quote, but if he did, he would likely have dictated it to someone. I’m guessing someone else came up with the quote (Bannon?) and sent it to the printers. Regardless, at some point it got to the printers. Was this a cut-and-paste into the poster document or did the printers retype the quote and introduce the typo? Some printers may do a courtesy proofread, but in this case they were instructed that the #1 priority in printing the poster was to protect the borders. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/9 "2017-02-13T15:24:46Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > And of course, **Gaudere** strikes again. That should have been “The quote **on** the poster says…” > > :smack: And it’s not a misplaced word, it’s a misspelled word. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/10 "2017-02-13T15:28:53Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > At what point do you think this error was introduced? I have my doubts that Trump himself came up with the quote, but if he did, he would likely have dictated it to someone. I’m guessing someone else came up with the quote (Bannon?) and sent it to the printers. Regardless, at some point it got to the printers. Was this a cut-and-paste into the poster document or did the printers retype the quote and introduce the typo? Printers don’t just print things without approval by the client. Regardless of who introduced the typo, they would have sent a proof to the client for approval (or had the client come in to approve the proof). Any typos are the client’s responsibility. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/11 "2017-02-13T15:52:55Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Some printers may do a courtesy proofread, but in this case they were instructed that the #1 priority in printing the poster was to protect the borders. Where is that like button? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/12 "2017-02-13T17:36:13Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > And it’s not a misplaced word, it’s a misspelled word. No, the word “to” was spelled correctly. It was the wrong homophone. They used it incorrectly in place of the word “too.” It’s like using “their” instead of “they’re.” ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/13 "2017-02-13T18:04:50Z")
That’s appropriate. The man himself is a glaring goof. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/14 "2017-02-13T18:06:08Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > To great or not to great? To grate; he’s not too great. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/15 "2017-02-13T18:15:17Z")
… and we are baited and trolled again. Yet another day where we chase the small stuff while Bannon hatches another plan. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/16 "2017-02-13T18:20:32Z")
trump is truly representative of his supporters. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/17 "2017-02-13T19:05:34Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > … and we are baited and trolled again. Yet another day where we chase the small stuff while Bannon hatches another plan. I think there’s room for both. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/18 "2017-02-13T19:15:46Z")
Who cares about the difference between to and too, anyway? Just use the same word for both, or better yet, just use a number. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/19 "2017-02-13T21:23:35Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Who cares about the difference between to and too, anyway? Just use the same word for both, or better yet, just use a number. “. . .no challenge is 147 great.”? Doesn’t seem to work so well, but then I’m not a mathematicalist. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746/20 "2017-02-13T22:23:55Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Where is that like button? You just used it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-inauguration-poster-has-glaring-goof/779746.md?page=2)