Trump campaign is selling branded markers after Sharpie-gate

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Donald Trump's reelection campaign has added a Trump-branded permanent marker to its web store, capitalizing on the Sharpie-gate drama and expanding the campaign's culture war offerings that already include stick-it-to-the-liberals plastic straws.

The marker, announced on Twitter this morning by campaign manager Brad Parscale, is the latest effort by the campaign to amplify and then commodify what could have been a relatively minor controversy.

"Buy the official Trump marker, which is different than every other marker on the market, because this one has the special ability to drive @CNN and the rest of the fake news crazy!" Parscale tweeted.

It's an apparent reference to the consternation that's spread this week over Trump's use of a Sharpie-altered weather map on Wednesday to back up his dubious claim that Alabama had been at dire risk of being hammered by Hurricane Dorian.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/trump-store-now-selling-branded-markers-1483644

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I'll buy one only if it's at least $10. NT

[thenelm1]

3. Just caught an ad page shown as a story on Velshi & Ruhle - I believe I saw a price of $15. /nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. I've crossed out my original answer. I meant at least $20. NT

[SWBTATTReg]

2. These people are so desperate to make a sale, or raise money supposedly for reelection (its ...

really going into rump's pockets, and no where else). It's pathetic that they have use the products of idiot's dismal failings in order to raise money.

What's really funny, is that these failed products/efforts will lead to parody items mocking rump and the like for their idiotic attempts to look smart or whatever one wants to call it.

[Talitha]

5. Next thing you know, he'll start peddling a line of make-up.

Launch the sales campaign with 'Tangerine Tantrum' and 'OMG Orange'.

[crazytown]

6. I'm waiting for the exclusive line of White House trained

imaginary dogs

[Talitha]

7. The Dogs? Oh, they'll be....

... in the Bow-Wow Boutique, right next to The Emperor's New Clothes Shop.

And across the way - Ivanka's new aquatic clothing line venture called "Lily Pads R Us".

[kimmylavin]

8. What's the pitch?

Celebrate how stupid, childish & petty Trump is?

It blows my mind that there are still people supporting this buffoon, and that they respond to methods like this.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

9. These guys are WHORES.

All apologies to sex workers, hard-working, honest people, who perform a much needed function and serve an actual clientele.