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They ate lobster salad and lamb chops, with baked Alaska for dessert. The dinner-table conversation veered from hunting and music to the Supreme Court. There was also a White House tour led by their host, President Trump.

And, of course, they documented every moment.

Trump's Wednesday-night dinner guests Sarah Palin and conservative musicians Ted Nugent and Kid Rock posted numerous pictures after their visit to the White House, becoming quite a topic of conversation.

One photo in particular has drawn attention the one in which the three high-profile visitors are seen posing in front of the official portrait of Hillary Clinton, when she was a first lady.

In the picture, Palin, Nugent and Kid Rock appear to be mocking Clinton, who has been the subject of sharp criticism and sometimes crude insults from the trio.

The photo, posted on Palin's Facebook page without a caption, hasricocheted around social media, thrilling Clinton haters and upsetting others who have called it disrespectful and straight up classless. Some in the latter camp have referred to Palin and her rock-star friends as the redneck holy trinity.

What a bunch of disrespectful idiots, one person wrote beneath the photo. You call yourselves proud Americans and behave like 3rd graders in the White House. I don't care if you like her or not. You are disrespectful.

Even Paul Begala, a former White House counselor to President Bill Clinton, had something to say about it.

Its a white trash Mount Rushmore, the CNN punditsaid Thursday on Anderson Cooper's show.I love it. Look at them. Thats just perfect.

Then hetweeted about his televised remarks.

It is hardly the first time controversial photos of White House visitors have attracted scrutiny.

Five years ago, during Obama's presidency, two gay activists from Philadelphia sparked a firestorm after photos showed them extending their middle fingers in front of President Reagan's portrait. The behavior of the activists, who were attending the White House's LGBT Pride Month Reception, earned an official rebuke after Philadelphia magazine reported on the photos prompting considerable attention from conservative media outlets.

While the White House does not control the conduct of guests at receptions, we certainly expect that all attendees conduct themselves in a respectful manner. Most all do, a White House spokesman said at the time, according to Fox News. These individuals clearly did not. Behavior like this doesnt belong anywhere, least of all in the White House.

Palin and friends didn't go that far, though bird-flipping was discussed, Nugent said after the dinner, tour and photo ops.

[Ted Nugent, Sarah Palin and Kid Rock visited the White House for dinner with President Trump]

Apost on Palin's blognoted that Trump invited the former Alaska governor to dinner and told her to bring some friends.

It was the highest honor to have great Americans who are independent, hard-working, patriotic, and unafraid share common-sense solutions at the White House, according to the blog post, BEHIND THE SCENES: Photos From An Awesome Evening At The White House.

She added: Asked why I invited Kid Rock and Ted Nugent I joked, 'Because Jesus was booked.' "

Remember when then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the nation the difference between "a hockey mom and a pitbull?" Or when she called for President Obama to be impeached? Here are those moments and more from Palin. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)

As The Washington Post's Emily Heil reported, Nugent and Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie) were among the few celebrities to support Trump on the campaign trail. Nugent is an outspoken Barack Obama critic and has regularly slammed Trumps presidential rival, Hillary Clinton.

Nugent told the Detroit Free Press that it was his wife's idea to take the photo in front of Clinton's portrait.

She said, 'You guys have to stop here; Ive got to get a picture of this,' " he told the newspaper.Ever the thoughtful wife, yeah. And I guess that its made its rounds.

Thats another thing about it. Getting to that s---kicker term nobody said, 'You cant do this and you cant talk about that, you cant go here and you cant touch that.' It was a damned free-for-all. The president had faith that we knew how to conduct ourselves, regardless of what someone might have printed in Creem magazine about the Motor City Madman.

According to the New York Times:

Mr. Nugent said one member of the group he wouldnt say who asked the three to extend their middle fingers beneath the portrait. I politely declined, he said. Let the juxtaposition speak for itself.

On Palin's Facebook page, some of her supporters cheered the photo.

Awesome and the expressions are as appropriate as they are priceless! one person wrote.

Palin, wrote another, looks Great w Killary the Global Socialist Queen in the background.

Why the hell is that picture even still up. That would be the first thing I burn in the fireplace, another person wrote.

Still, the criticism kept coming.

Among those chiming in, with an Instagram subtweet:Obama's former White House photographer.

[Is the former Obama White House photographer trolling President Trump?]

Pete Souza, who often uses his archival photographs to compare his old boss with Trump, posted a photoThursday showing Obama sitting withformer White House chiefof staff Bill Daley under an official portrait of Ronald Reagan.

The caption: Being respectful.

Being respectful.

A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Apr 20, 2017 at 12:22pm PDT

On CNN, after making his white-trash Mount Rushmore remark, Begalawent on to say that he does admire Palin.

She has spoken out when she has been the target of really vicious sexism from the left and good for her, Begala said Thursday. She has defended her children when they have been attacked.

So it's kind of unfortunate that she's buddying up with Nugent, who has said the most vile things about Hillary you can say, he added. And I think when those things had been said about Sarah Palin and they have, it was outrageous then I wish she would hold her friends to the same standard.

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Chelsea Clinton gave a rousing speech that functioned in part as a tribute toher mother, Hillary Clinton, during Varietys Power of Women event on Friday.

No ones mother is currently president, but someday, someones will be, Chelsea Clinton concluded her speech, which began with the audience givingher a standing ovation as she took the stage.

Im particularly proud and grateful for the example that my mother has always set, she said, recalling a lesson she learned from her grandmother that seemed particularly pertinent: Its always better to get caught trying than to have never tried at all.

Chelsea Clinton was honored at Fridays event for her work with Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an organization working to end childhood obesity. If you care about equity or economic justice or gender equality, Clinton said, you have to care about childhood obesity.

She gave a shoutout to Carmen Farina, the chancellor of New York City public schools. She and the New York City public school district have been leadingto prove what is possible, Clinton said.

Clinton acknowledged the events fellow honorees among them Blake Lively, Jessica Chastain, Gayle King and Audra McDonald but gave a specialthank you toShari Redstone, who was recognized for her work with Legal Services Corp. I just want to say a particular thank you to Shari because, as some of you may or may not know, my mother was the chair of the legal services corporation in the 1980s, Clinton said.

But in the end she saw common ground in all the causes represented at the event they were all seeking to provide for or protect children. Understanding what a healthy meal choice is should not be a luxury in 2017 in the United States, she said.

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The first signs came just after 7 p.m. on Election Night, a trickle of tepid polling returns out of Virginia. From there, things went sideways in a hurry.

Huge Republican turnout across rural Florida prompted a top Democratic Florida sage to phone Hillary Clinton's advisers before 8 p.m. to inform them that she had lost the Sunshine State. Within a few hours, the coronation was off, Clinton was prodded by Barack Obama into making an unthinkable concession call , and a campaign convinced it was on the brink of electing the first female president was left puzzling over how it had all gone awry.

This is the question at the heart of Shattered , a new autopsy of the campaign by authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. Told largely through background interviews with campaign staff and a tangle of Clinton insiders, the book is a comprehensive chronicle of how her quest for the White House lurched and sputtered toward ignominious defeat.

Richly reported, if not often revelatory, it portrays a campaign beset by strategic errors, a factional staff consumed with power struggles and a candidate with a poor feel for the electorate.

Here are seven takeaways from Shattered :

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CNNs Ana Navarro slammed Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock on Fridays New Day over their razzing pose in front of the White House portrait of Hillary Clinton.

I see it as immature, childish, foolish, and to be expected from that crowd, Navarro contended.

The commentator, who voted for Mrs. Clinton (despite her past Republican affiliation), continued by underling that one day, theres going to be a picture of Melania Trump hanging on those walls; and a picture of Donald Trump hanging on those walls; and folks are going to go and stick their tongue out at it. And people are going to say, well, but do you remember when Sarah Palin posed in front of Hillary Clinton, making fun of her?

Navarro also emphasized that as somebody who has been at the White House, I can tell you that you see a lot of pictures hanging there some people you agree with; some dont but theres this, you know, gravitas to the White House. Theres this respect for the place. Theres this respect for the office.

Earlier in the segment, pro-Trump guest Kayleigh McEnany asserted that this is overblown. They were having fun. They were taking a picture with Hillary Clinton. Theyre obviously not fans of her. You know, Hillary Clintons picture isnt shrouded with some sort of honor that has to be respected.

Anchor Alisyn Camerota interjected, We do generally afford first ladies respect. McEnany replied, And they respect her. I think they just wanted to take a fun picture. Oh, heres Hillary Clinton. You didnt make it to the White House. Were here. You never thought youd see this day.

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Donald Trump Jr. hopped on the Montana campaign trail Friday with tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte, who is gunning for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's vacated House seat.

Don't forget: Last year Gianforte failed to win a bid for the governor's seat to a Democrat.

Why it matters: All eyes are on Montana after the GOP won by a narrower margin than usual in the Kansas special election and now that the Georgia special election is headed to a hotly contested runoff. Like Kansas and Georgia, the seat is usually a shoo-in for GOP candidates, but the DCCC announced their six-figure investment Thursday, ramping up the stakes for Gianforte.

Context: Trump Jr. is following in his father's footsteps; President Trump robo-called for both candidates in Kansas and Georgia.

Prairie dogs: You read that right. Trump Jr. and Gianforte are hunting prairie dogs later today Jr. is an avid hunter although the Humane Society of the United States condemned it, per the AP.

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