Trump is selling plastic straws for $1.50 each – the only 5 reactions you need
Donald Trump’s campaign for the 2020 presidential election started as soon as he’d won the last one, but his fundraising website is now up and running, complete with incredibly overpriced merchandise. Some highlights include:
The fetching $35 dog hoodie, for the pooch that always runs to the right.
A snip at $30 – a Space Force T-shirt.
Or …wait for it …a pack of ten plastic straws for a mere $15.
The straws are listed on the campaign site with this little piece of Trumperific copy:
“Liberal paper straws don’t work. STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP and buy your pack of recyclable straws today.”
Naturally, Twitter had something to say about the environmentally unfriendly product.
1.
#Trump campaign is selling plastic straws as an alternative to “liberal paper straws.” Gag me with a spoon! I’m sure they are really useful for snorting crushed #Adderall before a debate!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) July 20, 2019
2.
You can now buy Trump 2020-branded straws for $15 a pack, which is a great way to let people know you suck. pic.twitter.com/s1J20c4Oqe
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) July 20, 2019
3.
Sea turtles are under-represented in the Electoral College https://t.co/Y4AKkokSt5
— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 19, 2019
4.
Paying $1.50 a straw to own the libs https://t.co/AAAuF4mPOJ
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) July 19, 2019
5.
Next up: Trump-branded cages for babies.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) July 19, 2019
Journalist Kate Hannon made this subtle point.
Yay! Let’s all buy racist straws now … and make China great again!
— Kate Hannon (@Kate_Hannon) July 18, 2019
Trump won’t like it, but he’ll just have to suck it up.