Trump Turns Victory Speech Into QVC Pitch: I Got Steaks, Wine And Mags!

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Seemingly wounded by Mitt Romney’s critiques of his business acumen, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump put some of his Trump products on display for a national TV audience in what was supposed to be a victory press conference.

Trump spoke from the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida after he was projected to win primaries in Michigan and Mississippi on Tuesday.

Romney questioned the success of Trump’s businesses in a speech last week. But Trump rejected that notion, bringing his own steaks, water, and wine to his press conference in an attempt to prove himself.

“I have very successful companies,” Trump said, knocking Romney’s critiques. “He really shouldn’t have done it. It wasn’t becoming.”

He brought Trump magazines — one of which he tossed to the crowd, “Here take one,” he said.

He brought Trump steaks: “And if you want to take one we’ll charge 50 bucks a steak,” he said.

He also brought wine which came from “the largest winery on the East Coast.”

Here’s a picture of his booth:

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  1. Vince McMahon should sue Trump for doing drama better than last night’s Raw.

  2. I hope the DNC is watching this and of course taking notes…

  3. This. Is. So. Funny!!! The little display! With the Flag behind it!! This could be in the onion.

  4. If this wasn’t deadly serious, I’d be laughing along with you. Really, I’m not without a sense of humor. But this is giving me a bad case of the jimjams because of the amount of sheer delusion and outright enjoyment of hatred on the part of some Americans.

  5. Damn the old products, I just want to know where is Joe, Mika and Newt?

    Those three are the newest products from the Trump line.

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