'Kind of amazing': Ethics expert aghast by Trump Christmas merchandise spree
2 weeks ago

'Kind of amazing': Ethics expert aghast by Trump Christmas merchandise spree

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump is using the holiday season to further enrich himself by hawking a wide array of Christmas merchandise that has left at least one ethics expert aghast. As the Washington Post reports, Trump-branded Christmas merchandise on sale this year includes a $38 Trump Advent calendar, a $95 Mar-a-Lago bauble, $22 candy cane Trump socks, an $86 "GIANT Trump Chocolate Gold Bar" and a $28 Trump apron that features Santa Claus waving an American flag. "As the company encouraged customers to celebrate the holidays with Trump gifts for all ages, President-elect Donald Trump personally profited off of his upcoming term in a manner that is unprecedented in modern history — even during his unconventional first stint in the White House," reports the Post. Libowitz also noted that Trump is pretty much the only person who works in the White House who would ever be allowed to get away with such blatant self-enrichment given that presidents don't face the same kinds of strict ethics rules faced by other White House officials.

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Tis the season: Trump hawks Christmas merch – including a $150 sequin sweatshirt
1 month, 1 week ago

Tis the season: Trump hawks Christmas merch – including a $150 sequin sweatshirt

The Independent  

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'Make Christmas Merry Again': Trump campaign hawks holiday merch
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'Make Christmas Merry Again': Trump campaign hawks holiday merch

Raw Story  

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Trump unveils new commemorative coin for $100 in latest merchandise grab
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Trump unveils new commemorative coin for $100 in latest merchandise grab

The Independent  

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'Very interesting': Trump's biographer reveals financial 'warning sign' for ex-president
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Very interesting': Trump's biographer reveals financial 'warning sign' for ex-president

Raw Story  

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Trump's Festive Mug Shot Merch Has Critics Saying... Snow Thanks
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump's Festive Mug Shot Merch Has Critics Saying... Snow Thanks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s efforts to fundraise off his infamous mug shot continue ― now with a holiday twist. The former president is selling Christmas wrapping paper and a Christmas stocking featuring the booking photo taken after his August arrest on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia. A Santa Claus hat sits on top …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump failed to disclose gifts worth $2,50,000, including $47K from Indian leaders
1 year, 9 months ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump failed to disclose gifts worth $2,50,000, including $47K from Indian leaders

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has failed to disclose gifts worth $2,50,000 given to the First Family by foreign leaders which included $47,000 worth of gifts by Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the then President Ram Nath Kovind and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath, a partisan democratic Congressional committee have alleged in a report. The report …

Over 100 Trump presidential gifts unaccounted for: US Democrats
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 100 Trump presidential gifts unaccounted for: US Democrats

Al Jazeera  

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Democrats say some foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for
1 year, 9 months ago

Democrats say some foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for

LA Times  

A report concluded that former President Trump failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter-million dollars. Former President Trump’s White House failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter-million dollars, and federal officials have been unable to find a life-size painting of Trump given by the …

Trump Tower Gift Shop Just Got Some Mocking New Merchandise
5 years ago

Trump Tower Gift Shop Just Got Some Mocking New Merchandise

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pranksters have hit the gift shop at Trump Tower in New York City once again. Comedians Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig — aka The Good Liars ― on Thursday slipped a bunch of President Donald Trump impeachment-themed postcards into the store. “We put some postcards in the Trump Tower gift shop today to celebrate The President’s historic …

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