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Lange, like many makers of so-called patriotic products, takes their creation very seriously, but in reality, Trumpy Bear is a toy that preys on those susceptible to being patriot-shamed into forking over $40 for a stuffed animal.Īnd yet Trumpy Bear is also a perfect object through which to understand Trump’s base, which has long accepted the president’s knack for shilling shoddy products at enormous profit, rather than viewing him as a grifter. Bush bobblehead of the 2010s: the kind of thing people will present to their most liberal friends as a troll, or bring to an office gift swap just to see how everybody reacts.īut it is also another example of garbage political memorabilia that you can buy at the White House gift shop, for example. It’s the kind of cheap novelty toy for adults that insufferable relatives nationwide will find hilarious and charming.
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It may have been created in earnest, but Trumpy Bear still feels undoubtedly sinister. Lange, who released a statement through Exceptional Products to Snopes in which they insist that Trumpy Bear is “not a joke” and that it “should be viewed as the symbol that anyone can run for president of this great country of ours.”
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The designer of the bear is a person named V.L. The ad ran this morning on Fox News, which often airs ads for items like, say, gold coins, but people on Twitter claimed that ads for Trumpy Bear have been airing on the History Channel for about a year. Snopes confirmed its authenticity and reports that the stuffed animal is produced by Exceptional Products, a Texas-based company that makes products advertised on television such as the Hairdini “magic styling wand.” Trumpy Bear also costs $40 - sorry, two payments of $19.95.ĭespite all evidence to the contrary (the juvenile graphic design, the absurdity of the product, the canned lines from customers), Trumpy Bear is, in fact, real. We then hear about the American flag blanket that’s located within a “secret zipper” behind Trumpy Bear, and how Trumpy Bear likes to ride on motorcycles and golf carts. The ad starts with the bleak warning that “A storm is coming,” and that “you cannot defeat the storm.” The announcer then reveals “I am the storm.” As a reminder, this is an ad for a literal stuffed animal. One man who sent the Trumpy Bear to his mother-in-law as a joke was so concerned about covering his tracks that he asked the company to put a note in its customer service database asking that employees never share the details of who sent the bear, should she ever call to ask, Brackett said.I can't believe this commercial that just ran on Fox News is for real /gGInt8BKhp- Aaron Rupar November 12, 2018 On Amazon, reviewers have complained of receiving shoddily constructed, counterfeit Trumpy Bears, and Brackett acknowledged that knockoffs are out there.īrackett has heard stories of people sending Trumpy Bears to friends and family members as a prank. The real Trumpy Bear is sold from its website, as well as on and Amazon. He declined to say how many Trumpy Bears the company has sold, but the product has been successful enough to draw copycats. The company is a privately held company and not affiliated with any political party. Trumpy Bear, a real product from a real Dallas company. The Trumpy Bear is manufactured in China. “It’s a gift item, it’s an I-want-to-buy-it-for-myself item, and it’s a mess-with-somebody item,” Brackett said. What the commercial did well, Brackett said, was that it didn’t target a particular audience - it appeals to people who see the bear as a gag gift, as well as unironic fans of the president. The inventor’s production company, Reel Vision, created the commercial, he said.