As elections near, Trump pushes another merchandising opportunity

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With six weeks remaining in the election cycle, the oft-bankrupted business mogul keeps careening from one money-making scheme to another, without regard for merit or dignity.

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With six weeks remaining in the election cycle, the Republican Party's presidential nominee keeps careening from one money-making scheme to another, without regard for merit or dignity.

There's just no precedent for anything like this. #weird

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-trump-pushes-another-merchandising-opportunity-rcna172438

It’s not a secret that Donald Trump’s finances are a bit of a mess. As a Washington Post analysis summarized, the former Republican president “is in a cash crunch — personally and politically — and has been unafraid throughout his career to put the Trump name on anything that might yield a stream of revenue.”

That analysis was published in March. The problem is vastly worse now. New York magazine reported:

With fewer than 45 days until Election Day and polls showing an extremely tight presidential race, you might think that both candidates would be laser-focused on laying out their vision for America and turning out voters. But instead, Donald Trump took time out of his schedule to hawk a silver Trump commemorative coin. Trump brought late-night TV infomercial vibes to his social-media channels over the weekend with a video advertising his latest venture.”

I’ve seen plenty of cringeworthy merchandising pitches from the Republican candidate, but this one, promoted by way of his social media platform, was practically a caricature of itself.......

We’re talking about a politician who appears to meander from one get-rich-quick opportunity to the next, without much regard for merit or dignity.

A Washington Post report added earlier this month, “No presidential candidate has ever so closely linked his election with personal for-profit enterprises, selling a staggering array of merchandise.” What’s more, the Trump company website “also sells a variety of political merchandise at higher prices than his campaign charges for the same items.”

The article quoted Don Fox, former general counsel for the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, who said, “There’s no precedent in history at all, and certainly not in modern history, for somebody who has monetized the office or running for office of president the way he has.”

To date, no one in Republican politics has even tried to present a compelling defense for any of this.

[magicarpet]

1. The Snake Oil pResident.

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2. "Buy my worthless shizz NOW before it becomes completely worthless!"

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3. What's next? Autographed toenail clippings?

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4. Now it's Trump Coins? Maybe he should just quit politics and sell stuff full-time

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5. "It's like the Trump campaign is the Home Shopping Network."

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