GOP lawmakers arrive at Philadelphia retreat to find pairs of Donald Trump SOCKS waiting as welcome gift 

  • Republican members of Congress have gathered in Philadelphia for their annual retreat
  • President Donald Trump speaks to the group Thursday afternoon in an effort to forge a unified agenda 
  • Lawmakers got gift bags upon arrival that included a pair of Trump socks
  • Most congressional lawmakers didn't back Trump in the primaries, although the party is unifying around an agenda to cut taxes, slash regulations, and fund Trump's border wall

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Philadelphia

Published: 11:08 EST, 26 January 2017 | Updated: 11:08 EST, 26 January 2017

Congressional Republicans who gathered in Philadelphia for an annual party retreat got more than the standard water bottle and refrigerator magnet in their swag bags – and got presented with special socks that have President Trump's face on them.

The socks were included in gift bags provided to lawmakers who arrived Wednesday to map out strategy and hear from Trump on Thursday. 

The socks feature a cartoon style drawing of Trump, who is depicted yelling before a rad starry background, Politico reported.

A note attached to the socks said '“Starting on the right foot for the 115 Congress!”

DON'T SWEAT IT: Congressional Republicans traveling to Philadelphia were presented in their gift bags with socks featuring President Donald Trump

The socks portraying the famously confrontational Trump were just the latest in a series of signals that lawmakers are embracing a leader many of them were slow to endorse now that the party has unified control of government. 

It wasn't immediately known who incorporated the socks in the gift bags. 

'We have a big bold agenda that we’re working on,' House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters just hours before Trump was to appear following his first flight on Air Force One as president.

'We are actually having a fantastic opportunity, right here in Philadelphia where our Constitution was inked, where the declaration was signed. We are here exciting, talking about how we improve peoples lives,' Ryan gushed at the start of a press briefing.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Congress will 'finance' Trump's proposed border wall, with a price tag he estimated at up to $15 billion

UNIFIED: President Donald Trump takes the cap off a pen to sign an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017

Republicans, who were presented with Trump socks, are preparing to pay for Trump's border 

BACK-SLAPPER: President Donald Trump, right, greets Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., as he arrives for a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday

Asked about Trump's recent claim of up to 5 million people having illegally voted, a position that was discounted by some prominent Republicans, Ryan said: 'We are on the same page with the White House. We are going to be hearing from the president today.'

'We’ve been working with the administration on a daily basis to map out and plan a very bold and aggressive agenda to make good on our campaign promises and to fix these problems,' Ryan said, mentioning repealing and replacing Obamacare, tax reform, and clearing out 'the regulatory underbrush.'

'We are on the same page with the administration,' he said. 

 

 

 

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