March 8, 2016 🟢 Minor

Stages 'infomercial' press conference with Trump Steaks and Water

Celebrating victories in the Michigan and Mississippi primaries, Trump turned his victory press conference in Jupiter, Florida, into a surreal infomercial for his branded products. To rebut Mitt Romney's claim that his businesses were failures, Trump displayed piles of raw steaks (which were actually Bush Brothers steaks), Trump Water, and Trump Wine. He falsely claimed the steaks were "Trump Steaks" (a defunct brand) and boasted about his business success, using the presidency platform to gaslight the public about his mixed business record.

"Trump Steaks, where are the steaks? Do we have steaks? We have Trump Steaks." — Jupiter, Florida press conference displaying various Trump-branded products

Categories

Offenses:
grift lie
Domains:
media economy
Tags:
#campaign-2016#propaganda#gaslighting