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Maddow Blog-Even after the election, Trump is still selling a lot of stuff
Before the election, the Republican sold an incredible amount of Trump-branded merchandise. After the election, Donald Trump is still at it.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3lcvpj334wk24
When Trump hawked a bunch of Trump-branded merchandise ahead of Election Day, it was bizarre but understandable: He was facing a cash-crunch and wasn't sure if he'd win.
The fact that he's *still* doing the same thing during the transition is even weirder.
The fact that he's *still* doing the same thing during the transition is even weirder.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/even-election-trump-still-selling-lot-stuff-rcna183411
This wouldn’t be especially notable were it not for the fact that the Republican quickly put an image from the event to unusual use. USA Today reported:
On Friday, the president-elect used his social media platform to tout the Trump-branded perfumes and colognes, and directed supporters to a sales website. “I call them Fight, Fight, Fight, because they represent us WINNING,” the Republican wrote, referring to the fragrances. “Great Christmas gifts for the family.”
It was two days later, however, when Trump published a follow-up item featuring an image of the president-elect and the incumbent first lady, alongside “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist” text.
It’s unclear whether Dr. Biden approved of her image being used in the Republican’s commercial enterprise, though I have a hunch I know the answer to that question......
On Friday, a half-hour after encouraging supporters to buy Trump-branded fragrances, the Republican also published an item encouraging supporters to buy Trump-branded watches. (The most expensive of the timepieces cost $100,000.)
And did I mention the Trump-branded guitars? Because they became available after Election Day, too.
There’s no modern precedent for anything like this, and it renews questions about the president-elect’s controversial personal finances and the motivation behind the schemes.
Get a whiff of this: For $199, you can smell the sweet scent of victory. And who can resist that? Not even your enemies, according to President-elect Donald Trump, who is hawking his “Fight Fight Fight” line of men’s and women’s fragrances. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump shared a picture of himself having a pleasant exchange with first lady Jill Biden with a tongue-in-cheek caption: “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist.”
On Friday, the president-elect used his social media platform to tout the Trump-branded perfumes and colognes, and directed supporters to a sales website. “I call them Fight, Fight, Fight, because they represent us WINNING,” the Republican wrote, referring to the fragrances. “Great Christmas gifts for the family.”
It was two days later, however, when Trump published a follow-up item featuring an image of the president-elect and the incumbent first lady, alongside “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist” text.
It’s unclear whether Dr. Biden approved of her image being used in the Republican’s commercial enterprise, though I have a hunch I know the answer to that question......
On Friday, a half-hour after encouraging supporters to buy Trump-branded fragrances, the Republican also published an item encouraging supporters to buy Trump-branded watches. (The most expensive of the timepieces cost $100,000.)
And did I mention the Trump-branded guitars? Because they became available after Election Day, too.
There’s no modern precedent for anything like this, and it renews questions about the president-elect’s controversial personal finances and the motivation behind the schemes.
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