Ugh.
In not one but two different Hurricane Harvey photo ops this week, Donald Trump made a point of wearing his new 2020 reelection campaign baseball caps. Oh, but it doesn’t stop there. The photos were then distributed to the press by the White House.
The hats, which currently go for $40 a pop on Trump’s campaign website, come in three different colors–red, white, and camo and are emblazoned with “USA” on the front and “Trump” on the back along with the #45 on the side.
To quote the New York Times:
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Image #1: Picture of President Trump in a red hat, distributed by the White House
Image #2: Your chance to buy the red hat from his campaign pic.twitter.com/hehsMRYcyw— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 28, 2017
Meanwhile, Trump was promoting a right-wing extremist sheriff's book and posing in a hat he sells for $40. https://t.co/3biZZ8h3vh
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 28, 2017
Now we know why Trump was wearing that idiotic hat in his #Harvey photo op.
It was product placement. Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/koidDIO8Kd
— Real_Patriot (@2020pleasehurry) August 29, 2017
Are the $40.00 per hat proceeds from the sale of those USA hats #DonaldTrump is promoting going to #HurricaineHarvey victims?? ?
— Jules Morgan (@glamelegance) August 28, 2017
The hat he wore during a call discussing Hurricane Harvey is on sale on Trump's campaign website.
I shit you not. https://t.co/iwLhRbEhzw
— Hamilton Electors (@HamiltonElector) August 29, 2017
The presser would be more convincing if POTUS weren't wearing merch touted as the hat “worn by 45thPresident-Elect Donald J. Trump, himself” pic.twitter.com/kbv0KFvaS9
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) August 29, 2017
Trump's stupid hat has "45" on the side. Fuck him. Fuck his hat.
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) August 29, 2017
For a third time, Trump is using Hurricane Harvey as product placement for a hat he sells for $40 pic.twitter.com/8Js7DEnbAs
— Gabriel Snyder (@gabrielsnyder) August 29, 2017
Juanjo
This man has always been about self-promotion and making money for himself. Is anyone surprised that a money grubbing, ego maniac like him is continuing to do the same behavior now?
leobaga
He’s promoting USA. Nothing wrong with that. Obama and Hillary to get elected just like dictator Hugo Chavez.
leobaga
*needed celebrities to get elected.
porque_loco
@leobaga Promoting the USA? Fine if the $$ from the hat sales was going right into the US Treasury…
Pretty sure that’s not the case, though.
LIguy2012
Sadly, it’s all about making money off the misfortunes of others, albeit indirectly in this case. It will always be about making money at the expense of others. Remember the movie Wall Street….”greed is good”.
Brody
Barack Obama’s White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Nov 19, 2008:
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.”
So . . . glass houses, and all that.
Heywood Jablowme
I can’t guess where you dredged up such an obscure and generic quote. But the date is actually before Obama became president. I’m guessing it refers to the financial meltdown of ’08 and perhaps is a criticism of Bush’s actions & lack of actions at that time.
It’s probably more along the lines of, for instance, how Theodore Roosevelt regretted never presiding over a war or a serious foreign crisis.
It’s not about a president enriching himself by selling hats. Obama didn’t use Sandy, for instance, as an opportunity to sell his books.
Xzamilloh
Is Obama the litmus test for Obama? Did OBAMA sell “Yes We Can” mugs or shirts during tragedies? Because I’m not seeing what Obama has to do with what Trump is doing right now other than you setting up a smokescreen for Trump’s increasingly aggravating tone deaf stupidity. You should know better, Brody, the way you call out others for always blaming Trump for something or another.
Xzamilloh
I meant “Is Obama the the litmus test for Trump”
Sorry. Sorry for that, everyone!!!
BigWill
You have to be exhausted from logging in and out of your various screen names yesterday. Idiot.
Brody
Xzamilloh –
The point of the article is that Trump is taking political advantage of a crisis, which is exactly what Obama’s chief of staff said they do as well.
I’m not defending Trump on this one, just pointing out the obvious hypocrisy from those who’re freaking out over his hat and her shoes.
DCguy
Please respond to the topic of the article. Oh wait, that’s right, you’re an anti-lgbt bigoted troll whose only job is to troll around on multiple sites and ALWAYS try to distract from whatever it is that Trump has done.
He has turned the White House into a Souvinere stand and you try to put up any deflection you can.
I hope Putin is paying you well.
WindsorOntario
How come the hats aren’t $45 since he’s president #45?
ChrisK
Wow. Amazing you thought that up all by yourself.
1EqualityUSA
45, Numbnut’s I.Q.
Jack Meoff
He’s trying to make as much money as he can before he gets impeached
robertkalin
My guess, the hats are made overseas….
Kangol
Traitor Trump’s Russian pal Felix Sater confessed they’ll both end up behind bars, so he’s just trying to pimp this horrific tragedy to make a few more dollars for his spawn before he’s impeached and imprisoned.
1EqualityUSA
Ryan will pardon the ass.
KaiserVonScheiss
Umm….it’s literally just a hat. First it was Melania’s shoes. Now it’s Trump’s hat. Good God.
money718
Seriously. They claimed Trump needs mental health, maybe they need to look in the mirror.
Brody
True, their derangement has reached pathological levels.
And I just kick back, smile, and enjoy the show . . .
jaack
How much is DJT pocketing from the sales? Where are these hats made, America? Made in No. Korean gulag or Chinese sweatshops?. Maybe to pay a psychiatrist to diagnose him as unfit to execute the office of POTUS. See the 25th Amendment to US Constitution.