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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 01:26 PM Jul 2019

Trump sells Trump-branded "reusable and recyclable" straws...10 for $15...on his campaign Website.

President Donald Trump is selling "reusable and recyclable" straws to raise money for his re-election campaign.

The straws are already sold-out on his campaign website, but were available in packs of 10 for $15. The website advertises that they are BPA Free, laser engraved and made in USA.

"Liberal paper straws don’t work. STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP and buy your pack of recyclable straws today," the website says.

The new line of straws comes after several cities and towns across the country have banned single-use plastic straws, including Washington, D.C. The move aims to limit the amount of plastic waste consumed. According to UN Environment, 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced globally each year. Nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.

"Making Straws Great Again," Brad Parscale, Trump's 2020 campaign manager tweeted.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-selling-reusable-straws-for-2020-re-election-campaign/507-d145b72e-85d4-4a62-943b-a9f0fc95aa25

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Trump sells Trump-branded "reusable and recyclable" straws...10 for $15...on his campaign Website. (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2019 OP
Cuz nothing sucks like a Trump. CincyDem Jul 2019 #1
Can we get a RACIST T RUMP straw...n/t asiliveandbreathe Jul 2019 #2
He can shove them up his ass ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #3
There is no grift the moronic "hee hee, I'm triggering the libs" MAGAts won't waste their money on. RockRaven Jul 2019 #4
In Trump world, there's a sucker born every 30 seconds. Miles Archer Jul 2019 #6
Who uses paper straws? Initech Jul 2019 #5
I haven't SEEN a paper straw since I was a kid Miles Archer Jul 2019 #7
They just get exponentially stupider by the minute. Initech Jul 2019 #9
I saw them at target in the dollar bins. irisblue Jul 2019 #11
I've seen them in California Retrograde Jul 2019 #12
drinks on the go where you want a lid covering it JI7 Jul 2019 #14
Another grift to con the gullible into paying his legal bills. Tanuki Jul 2019 #8
Making Fascism Great...... Again ! magicarpet Jul 2019 #10
Conservative suckers pay cash for expensive symbolism. In the Kerry/Bush election, the right winger keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #13
Oh yeah remember the purple heart band aids? Initech Jul 2019 #17
I'm a fan of stainless steel straws you could kill someone with. hunter Jul 2019 #15
Coming soon... Scurrilous Jul 2019 #16

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. He can shove them up his ass
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 01:31 PM
Jul 2019

but they won't fit past his enlarged prostate. Bigliest prostate ever! People are saying it resembles a pumpkin at the county fair.

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
4. There is no grift the moronic "hee hee, I'm triggering the libs" MAGAts won't waste their money on.
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 01:40 PM
Jul 2019

And Trumplandia knows that. How utterly stupid.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
6. In Trump world, there's a sucker born every 30 seconds.
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 01:45 PM
Jul 2019

I have no idea how much it costs to manufacture 10 plastic straws, but I'm guessing he's pocketing at least $14.75.

And, as the article states, the site sold out.

Initech

(100,080 posts)
9. They just get exponentially stupider by the minute.
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 01:53 PM
Jul 2019

And by that I mean stupider and stupider and stupider.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
12. I've seen them in California
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 05:09 PM
Jul 2019

this past week we were having drinks before dinner and mine came with a paper straw. And this was up in one of the less blue areas of the state.

I don't understand why people keep pushing straws anyway - I suspect most people learned to drink from a glass by age 3 or 4.

keithbvadu2

(36,828 posts)
13. Conservative suckers pay cash for expensive symbolism. In the Kerry/Bush election, the right winger
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:02 PM
Jul 2019

Conservative suckers pay cash for expensive symbolism.

In the Kerry/Bush election, the right wingers had this conservative ketchup so they would be protesting Heinz ketchup, which they thought was enriching Kerry’s wife. She had sold her part of Heinz. The conservative ketchup was very expensive and then you had to pay shipping, which was not cheap either. I emailed one of the companies wondering if they had actually bought or leased a factory to make a short-term fad product. They contracted it out to a gourmet ketchup company ---- in California.

The conservative sheeple were buying overpriced ketchup from Liberalfornia to protest something that was not happening.

I wished them well in their endeavors. They found a niche market to make a good buck off the easily led.

Funny thing - Heinz Corp was primarily supporting republicans.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heinz-sight/

Now Trump has found a way to 'suck' money from his suckers.

Initech

(100,080 posts)
17. Oh yeah remember the purple heart band aids?
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:31 PM
Jul 2019

It was then that made me realize how stupid and full of shit Fox News viewers were.

hunter

(38,317 posts)
15. I'm a fan of stainless steel straws you could kill someone with.
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:13 PM
Jul 2019

You know, just in case you had to.

Trump love is pathetic. All they've got is guns.

And plastic straws that are only a danger to wildlife.

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