The crassness of such merchandising would be laughable if wasn't so, well - crass. However it is entirely in keeping with the other crap you can purchase via his vulgar "Trump Store". There are slippers, chocolates, skin care products, jewellery and clothing ranges for men and women. The list goes on.
Even more recently, he also launched a range of watches that mostly sell for $499 though the top of the range "Tourbillon" watch sells for $100,000.
However, surely the pinnacle of #45's vulgar vanity profiteering remains his"God Bless The USA Bible". An updated edition is referred to as "The Day God Intervened Edition" which is described thus in the marketing blurb: "This beautiful God Bless The USA Bible has been custom embossed to in remembrance of the day that God intervened during President Donald J. Trump’s assassination attempt". Can you see the grammatical blunder in the middle? Clearly proof readers at godblesstheusabible.com could not. Also I would ask, who did he attempt to assassinate?
In any case, did God really intervene? Perhaps it was Satan who made the bullet skim the top of his right ear, miraculously leaving no scar.
Sarcastically, I find it surprising that other world leaders haven't followed The Orange Turnip's example by launching their own online stores. Emmanuel Macron could promote a range of men's fragrances including "Eau de Seine" and "Parfum de Gauloises". Australia's Anthony Albanese could market "Once a Jolly Swagman" bush products including billy cans, leather belts, boot laces, fire lighters, insect sprays and sleeping bags. Here in Great Britain, Sir Keir Starmer could sell fountain pens, University of Leeds neckties, Arsenal scarves and of course a new range of designer spectacles that would make almost anyone look stunningly diplomatic .
If you look up crassness in the dictionary you'll find a picture of chump. I'm hoping his bloated carcass ends up behind prison bars very soon.
ReplyDeleteIt could be a children's cartoon series - "Trump the Chump".
DeleteI've actually run out of rude words and swear words to describe trump. He is a vile excuse for a human and when you think he can't go any lower, he does. Now I need to bleach my brain.
ReplyDeleteWith a little online research, I am sure you could unearth some obscure extra swear words to supplement your extensive repertoire.
DeleteHe's a grifter plain and simple, and will use anything to make money. And the sad thing is that most MAGAts are middle- to -lower-income Americans who can't really afford to pay his bills, but do so ... gladly.
ReplyDeleteIn Britain we don't use the term "grifter"...
Deletea person who engages in petty or small-scale swindling.
"I saw him as a grifter who preys upon people"
I have to trust that you that blurb is as you say but it is hard to believe. Of the American bloggers I know, none write so poorly, in fact the opposite. Some may agree with your thought about Albanese setting up his own line, and profits could go to reducing our national debt.
ReplyDeleteWith his gear you could go camping in The Bush. Is it George W. Bush?
DeleteI really must have a look at Trump's merchandise site. I had no idea he had stooped so low; but nothing surprises me. I wonder if he sells fake tan?
ReplyDeleteJust search for "Trump Store" Cro. The site is REAL, not a spoof site.
DeleteThere is nothing on earth that would tempt me to buy one of those coins, nor anything else from his "shop". I notice the coin still says "In God We Trust", I would have thought Trump's ego might have wanted "In Trump We Trust" but maybe that isn't allowed and thank God for that.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about wise leadership of the people when you can make loads of money?
DeleteAs you say, it would be laughable as part of a comedy series on TV… if only it wasn‘t real and serious.
ReplyDeleteAnother (I suspect deliberate) mistake in the marketing blurb is the use of the title President. As far as I know, he was Ex-President when it happened.
He does not follow the rules. He is, after all, a felon.
DeleteI've been listening to a podcast by Anthony Scaramucci. Famously worked for Trump for 11 days and then sacked and is now pure anti-trump. He unfurls a pitiful creature mostly narcissistic and insecure and even his advisors didn't trust him.
ReplyDeleteHow could he con so many people? It is incredible.
DeleteScaramucci's podcast is well worth listening to (or watching on YouTube). It's called The Rest is Politics.
DeleteThank you for that Jennifer. I aim to watch it.
DeleteI should specify that it's The Rest is Politics--US. His co host is British so you need to look for the US version.
DeleteI'd like to buy a pair of Sir Keir Starmer glasses, please. Just plain glass; no prescription.
ReplyDeleteWhat colour? Pink?
DeleteHe is an awful human being. A grifter from the word go. Always has been. I can hardly wait for this election to be over. It is so draining listening to that man but worse, I think, listening to people who support him.
ReplyDeleteAssuming Trump doesn't win, I am worried about what lies beyond him. He seems to have opened a Pandora's box of unseemliness. There are awful people like De Santis and Vance waiting in the wings.
DeleteI enjoyed reading your post as well as the comments. The Eau de Seine sure did make me smile! Never in a million years would I have fathomed in my younger years a president of the United States hawking "merch" online. He is an embarrassment to the USA. And another embarrassment is that the election is neck and neck. And as Bob said, many of his supporters don't have to nickels to rub together. He gives me stress as well as his VP pick.
ReplyDeleteI womder why Joe Biden doesn't have his own online store selling walking sticks, pyjamas, hearing aids and what we in Britain call "zimmer frames".
DeleteBravo, well done, brilliantly said. Channeling my best Diana Trent (in Waiting for God), if there is a god, show yourself now, just one lightening strike.
ReplyDeleteMelanoma has a book coming out, if she actually wrote it, it should be a challenge for the editors to find a complete English sentence or two.
I believe she tries to justify her short career in soft porn (Mel - not Diana).
DeleteI have to ask, why do you torture yourself by following such things? I lead a reasonably well informed life, watch the news regularly and I have not heard about a single thing that you mentioned in this post. I just don't seek that kind of mental trauma on myself.
ReplyDeleteYeah but I am a masochist.
DeleteI really feel that there are no appropriate words to describe Trump.
ReplyDeleteFat? Ugly? Unintelligent? Self-obsessed?
DeleteIt is very surprising that the GOP couldn't find a better, less polarising candidate. Have you read J D Vance's autobiography ' Hillbilly Elegy'? I recommend it as it gives a more balanced view of him. In my opinion, Vance champions the poor communities of the rust belt. I'm not a supporter of some of his social policies though.
ReplyDeleteYes I have read it Debbie. I found it eminently readable but I didn't like the disloyalty he showed towards his people as the book drew to a close. It was clear he was off to look after Number One.
DeleteHave you seen his Trump Trading Cards? They would be good for a laugh except everything about the Felon ceased to be funny years ago. He's like the worst stereotypes of Americans all taken to the extreme in one person. Disgusting grifter.
ReplyDeleteI laughed about Sir K and the designer spectacles. "More than £2,400"-worth! Our own Mr Albanese had a bit of a makeover before a successful election campaign and snazzier spectacles were a prominent feature. Though as far as we know he paid for them himself.
ReplyDeleteBack in 2021 Mr Albanese invested in a pair of Byblos Black Havana spectacles which at the time retailed for $349 a pair.
DeleteDon't even give them the idea!!!
ReplyDeleteDoes he market his hair dye too?
ReplyDeleteTrump talks about how much people are suffering due to the high price of eggs and then tries to scam those same people into buying his shitty merch. He has no principles whatsoever.
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