{"id":2012278,"date":"2023-08-25T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:30:15","slug":"unprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Retailer reports soaring demand for Trump mugshot merchandise."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Trump Mugshot Merchandise Flying Off the Shelves<\/h2>\n<p>Hours after former President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stay-out-of-our-state-desantis-warns-rioters-left-wing-portland-thugs-in-presser\/\" title=\"\u2018Stay Out Of Our State\u2019: DeSantis Warns Rioters, Left-Wing Portland Thugs In Presser\">mug shot<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/after-4-indictments-trump-has-first-mugshot-taken-in-fulton-county-5480277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released to the public<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-needs-fame-invests-1-4-million-in-merch-much-of-it-emblazoned-with-her-initials\/\" title=\"Ocasio-Cortez Needs Fame, Invests .4 Million In Merch, Much Of It Emblazoned With Her Initials\">merchandise featuring<\/a> the now-viral image has become a hot-selling item for some retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Demand \u2063for Trump mugshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/memes-hit-as-trump-mugshot-released-corporate-media-suggest-canceling-elections-2-post-5480512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paraphernalia<\/a> \u2063 has been unprecedented,\u200c according to Richard Kligman, owner of two Trump Superstores located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are \u200bgoing\u2062 nuts. I\u2019ve been in retail for more\u2064 than forty years and I have never seen anything like this,\u201d Mr. \u2062Kligman told The Epoch Times. \u201cIt truly is unprecedented. People want anything with the Trump mug shot image\u2064 on it and we are desperately trying as hard as \u200dwe can \u200dto keep up with demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trump-breaks-twitter-silence-with-next-level-return-shattering-the-internet-5480758\">Trump\u2063 Breaks Twitter Silence With \u2018Next-Level\u2019 Return,\u2063 Shattering the Internet<\/a> (8\/25\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-sons-respond-after-real-estate-website-lists-mar-a-lago-as-sold-5480852\">Trump Sons\u2062 Respond After Real Estate Website \u200cLists Mar-a-Lago as Sold<\/a> (8\/25\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:4032px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>(Courtesy of Richard Kligman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last night, Mr. Kligman\u2019s stores managed to print out a few dozen T-shirts with\u200c the likeness, but they quickly sold out. \u2062\u201cIt\u2019s red-hot. The phone hasn\u2019t stopped ringing\u200b with people asking for mugshot this and mugshot that. We\u2019ve been waiting \u200dfor the \u2062manufacturer to catch up but it&#8217;s\u2062 been out of control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u200d more shirts, which retail for $19.99, Mr. Kligman is expecting to soon be stocking hats, flags,\u2064 beer koozies, and several different Trump mugshot-themed\u2064 decals. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssentially, we are \u200clooking \u2062for anything with that Trump mugshot image. That is what the people want,\u201d added Mr. Kligman.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon appears to have spread to other parts of the country. A Trump Superstore located in Pennsylvania \u200bis having trouble meeting demand\u2063 as it waits on a shipment of Trump \u2063mugshot flags, mugs, and other merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe demand for anything Trump mug shot-related is absolutely beyond belief,\u201d \u2064Lisa Von Deylen, manager at Trump Store\u2063 in Bensalem told\u2064 The Epoch Times. \u201cPeople are just \u200cflying in the store and \u200bthere is only one thing they are looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On eBay,\u200b the online auction \u200dhouse is selling more than 1,100 items featuring the\u2064 image, ranging from\u200d T-shirts captioned \u201cWanted For President,\u201d refrigerator\u2063 magnets, along with mugs emblazoned with the word, \u201cLegend.\u201d Others looking to profit\u2062 from the historic moment are\u200d selling copies of newspapers\u2062 with the image\u2062 of \u200dthe former president\u2019s mugshot on the cover for as high as $180.<\/p>\n<p>Further, several sellers on websites like Redbubble and\u200b Etsy are also hawking memorabilia featuring the photo\u200c with both \u2063pro-Trump and anti-Trump slogans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople know this is an important moment, and they want to be a part of history,\u201d \u200csaid\u2063 Ms. Von Deylen.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062image\u2064 has resonated\u2064 deeply with many Americans because \u200dit represents the general feeling \u2063of \u200dthe public, according to Ms. Von Deylen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mugshot is powerful because it touches \u2063on the same anger \u200cI see in so many of our customers,\u201d said \u2062Ms. Von Deylen. \u201cPeople are furious. They keep mentioning that this isn\u2019t about persecuting Trump, they feel they are being personally prosecuted and when people look at\u2064 that expression\u2064 on the\u2064 mugshot they see it as him saying, &#8216;I am your \u200cretribution.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Von Deylen added that the phrase might soon be \u2063a T-shirt available at her \u200dstore.<\/p>\n<p>Private merchandisers will \u200dhave to\u200d compete\u2063 with the\u2062 Trump campaign itself, which wasted no time in cashing in on the former President\u2019s likeness in an effort to\u2064 raise funds. Only hours after being booked President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-demand-for-trump-mugshot-merch-retailer\/\" title=\"Retailer reports soaring demand for Trump mugshot merchandise.\">2024 presidential campaign website posted<\/a> the photo along with the message \u2062asking for funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, at the notoriously \u200dviolent jail in Fulton\u200b County, Georgia, I was ARRESTED despite having committed\u2064 NO CRIME&#8230; The Left wants to intimidate YOU out of voting for a political outsider\u2062 who puts the American people FIRST. But today, I walked into the lion\u2019s den with \u2064one simple message on behalf of our entire movement: I WILL NEVER SURRENDER\u2062 OUR MISSION TO SAVE\u200c AMERICA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if you can, please make a contribution to evict Crooked Joe Biden from the White House \u2064and SAVE AMERICA \u2063during this \u2063dark chapter in \u2063our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign website offered a range of mugshot-themed merchandise, including $34 long-sleeved shirts for $15 beer ko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for years and I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this,&#8221; said Kligman. The merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, and keychains, has been flying off the shelves. Kligman believes that the controversial image has struck a chord with both Trump supporters and critics, making it a must-have item for collectors and political enthusiasts alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2342,"featured_media":2012279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2342"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}