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eBay emerges as the scandalous platform exposing the moose meat auction, igniting Martha's protocol fury and Josh's evasion; it thrusts private staff indulgence into public bidding wars, fracturing White House discretion amid MS leak and terror crises for farcical irony.
Referenced as the online marketplace hosting the unauthorized sale.
Exposes White House vulnerabilities by democratizing elite gifts, challenging institutional secrecy.
Undermines gift-tracking regimes, spotlighting staff ethics gaps.
eBay detonates the gift's commodification—intern's $180 auction of moose meat violates protocol, fueling Josh's hurt demand for firing; injects modern farce into West Wing sanctity, humanizing crises through lowly aide's survival hustle.
Via intern's illicit online listing
Undermines White House exclusivity with public marketplace intrusion
Highlights clash between institutional prestige and gig economy pragmatism
eBay materializes as the illicit platform enabling Bruce's auction of the moose sausage, confirmed sold, thrusting private White House quirks into public bidding wars and igniting the Mess confrontation over breached decorum.
Via online auction reference and sale confirmation
External commercial force challenging White House internal protocols
Undermines White House property sanctity
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