I remember the last time he put out a call like that. Of course, he still hasn’t been held to account over it.
‘Free Speech Areas’, as Republicans called them.
Show of hands: does he have the slightest idea who said this first? And that it’s “we” not “you.”
Blather blather blather…
I take some small encouragement that MAGA folk aren’t swarming to the courthouse, at least not in huge numbers. That gives me hope for a violence-free election this fall.
I just got this email in my spam folder. In light (as it were) of the incident a few days ago, I’d say this is in exceptionally-- though not surprisingly-- bad taste. I didn’t click through to find out the price, but at the bottom it says, “Only 172 left at this price.” 
Yeah, nothing says “rugged elegance” quite like Donnie Two-scoops.
Plus, I doubt he’s waterproof.
And what IS “this price”?
“Overpriced”, I’d assume.
Sustainability? Because it’s rechargeable?
Like I said, I didn’t want to follow the link to find out. A stronger person than I am can follow up and report.
Well, yeah, “overpriced” for sure.
In parts of the British English speaking world (not sure about the USA) there is a phrase, “tighter than a shark’s arse”.
It may well be duplicately applied to Trump here: both in the original format, “extremely stingy” or, in Trump’s case, the bilge home seal in the bottom of a boat, which, alas, he apparently lacks. According to rumour, he’s not so tight down at the bottom.
But the latter use will sink him.
Okay, I took one for the team, and did a search. Lots of Trump lighters, mostly Bics and Zippos. No surprise there; both often will decorate their lighters with everything from sports team logos to military insignia to whatever. Yes, there are Trump Zippos and Bics too.
Refining the search to include “waterproof,” the lighter illustrated in Thelma Lou’s post came up, although not exactly the same advertisement, and from 2020. It just seems to be a perfectly normal and serviceable lighter with “Trump” on the side. An EBay seller had it for US$20.
My guess? Take the Trump waterproof lighters that didn’t sell in 2020, rebrand them with 2024, and try to sell them again. They don’t seem to have any link to Trump himself or to his companies; it’s just somebody capitalizing on the Trump name.
Zippo won’t always. I needed a Zippo with VF-2 squadron patch from when they were flying F-14s. I sent them the insignia, but they wouldn’t do it. They would only make lighters with the insignia if the request came from the squadron itself. Fortunately, I eventually found one on eBay to complete my collection.
Right, yes. Good point, Johnny, and I should have mentioned that; Zippo won’t do anything for an individual. The request must come from the organization (military unit, sports team, etc.) itself. I suppose in Trump’s case, his organization or somebody authorized to do things on behalf of the organization, commissioned Trump Zippos.
But after seeing the Trump waterproof lighter, it seems to me that somebody ran off a bunch of “Trump” stickers and stuck them on a waterproof lighter. Yes, it looks that hokey.
The cheaper they are, the more likely they came from Trump, himself.
I doubt even his shorts are waterproof.
“Ask the make-up trailer if they can mix Bronzer with Lume…”
Got an e mail in my spam folder that said Free Trump t shirt. I am certain its not free.
What? A grifter? Grifting on the Trump name? I am shocked. You should see my shocked face right now.
The question is, will they send trump his share of the take?
Likely yes, in the form of donations to his legal fees. Er, I mean campaign. Yeah, that’s it … his campaign.
Seriously though, the thing looked so shabbily done that I doubt that the seller had any kind of contractual arrangement with Trump. Not in the way that Zippo and Bic have with the NFL, NHL, MLB, or the US Marines, etc.