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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Trump would sell his children to get out of trouble.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago
[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” which is inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad.

Billing itself as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump!” the new venture’s website calls it “Easy-to-read” with “large print” and a “slim design” that “invites you to explore God’s Word anywhere, any time.”

Besides a King James Version translation, it includes copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as a handwritten chorus of the famous Greenwood song.

Trump has also dabbled in NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, and last year reported earning between $100,000 and $1 million from a series of digital trading cards that portrayed him in cartoon-like images, including as an astronaut, a cowboy and a superhero.

Trump remains deeply popular with white evangelical Christians, who are among his most ardent supporters, even though the thrice-married former reality TV star has a long history of behavior that often seemed at odds with teachings espoused by Christ in the Gospels.

When he was president, law enforcement officers aggressively removed racial justice protesters from a park near the White House, allowing Trump to walk to nearby St. John’s Church, where he stood alone and raised a Bible.


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[–] root_beer@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

Worst Paper Moon remake proposal ever. I only hope this ends up with him, after stealing moonshine and selling it as his own, getting his ass kicked and having to leave the state.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

God, Trump merch americana is going to be so obnoxious.

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

At least he's selling more than grift this time...

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Is it printed upside-down?

[–] baru@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It was reported before that it's not about what is being sold. It's a way to avoid certain limits on donations. A person or company might not be able to donate as much as they want. But they can buy loads of products. And it doesn't matter how terrible they are. Ideally they're so terrible that nobody buys except as a donation. To save on costs of distribution, customer service, etc.

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