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If you wanted to, you could smell like Donald Trump. Or you could drink coffee developed by Rudy Giuliani. You could also use a nicotine product developed by Tucker Carlson, read your children a Trump-themed book written by Mike Huckabee, take health pills hawked by Dr Oz and wear T-shirts designed by Kash Patel.
These are only a few of the products that Trump and people in his circle are selling to the American public, as Republicans and the right wing have established an unprecedented culture of grifting – hawking everything from Bibles to scraps of fabric to NFTs in a ruse that has become a multimillion-dollar micro industry.
Trump’s gold sneakers, launched in February, have brought him almost $400,000 alone. He’s also made $300,000 from selling poorly reviewed Bibles, according to financial disclosures, and has recently been pushing a “fight, fight, fight” range of colognes and perfumes.
The incoming president also sells, in no particular order: watches, guitars, boots, drinks coolers, flip-flops, candles, […]
When Trump was president the first time, he violated the Emoluments Clause—–both parts! He was now allowed to receive foreign money nor domestic funds other than his presidential salary. Well, he received both and not a word was said! Are we a nation of laws or not? And for months now, he’s been pushing bibles, sneakers, and many other things! How crass can he be? Does it not bother anyone in this country that he does this? Where is the IRS or the DOJ when he’s violating the Emoluments Clause? Are we a nation of laws or not? Isn’t he supposed to follow the same laws we have to? I’m sick of his getting away with everything and nothing happens to him! That’s why he’s such a crook—-he knows he’s untouchable!