Trump Campaign Says Straws Brought In Almost $500K In Ten Days

US President Donald Trump smiles during a Make America Great Again rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 27, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Trump campaign aggressively produces merchandise based on the news cycle: see “pencil neck” Adam Schiff shirts, or “stand up for America” football jerseys.

Perhaps the most surprisingly successful merchandise idea has been a regular plastic straw emblazoned with the President’s name, marketed as a jab to liberals who use paper straws.

Per Politico, the $456,000 gold mine was dreamed into existence by campaign manager Brad Pascale, after his paper straw broke on a plane and leaked liquid onto his suit. The straws have only been on the market since July 19.

Campaign officials say that more than half of the people who bought straws had never given to the President before, making them lucrative potential income sources.

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  1. Say what you want about Trump, but he has never been unsuccessful at separating rubes from their money in exchange for worthless trinkets.

  2. Buying his straws means you suck for Trump.

  3. If Liberty University buys $300,000.00 worth of Trump straws, would the difference between the cost of ordinary straws and Trump straws count as a campaign contribution?

  4. Trump Straws : Rolling coal for cucks.

  5. Voting for #TrumpIsARat in 2016 excuses:
    You were CONNED
    You were TRICKED
    You were SUCKERED

    Voting for #TrumpIsARat in 2020 -There are NO excuses,
    You are DISLOYAL
    You are UNPATRIOTIC
    You are UNAMERICAN

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