President Donald Trump’s two eldest sons are selling blankets, mugs, tote bags and T-shirts plastered with the phrase “Trump 250,” in a move government watchdog groups argue improperly allows the president to cash in on the national commemoration.
On its official retail website, the Trump Organization, run by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is marketing a range of merchandise, from a $38 water bottle to a $200 airplane blanket, with the “exclusive Trump 250 logo.”
The items feature a logo with “Trump” in black capital letters above a stylized red, white and blue “250.” It’s similar, though not identical, to the logo of America250, the official, nonpartisan group created by Congress to plan the country's semiquincentennial celebration. News of the merchandise was first reported by NOTUS.
The paraphernalia, newly listed on the Trump Store, arrives a month after the company that manages the president's intellectual holdings filed a slew of trademark applications related to the 250th.
Ethics groups point to the for-sale items as part of a growing list of evidence they say suggests the president is hijacking bipartisan plans for the milestone commemoration to benefit his personal interests.
