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The Trump rally shooting is a cash cow for the dropshippers

DATE POSTED:July 15, 2024
Photo collage showing many different T-shirts designs based on the Trump shooting attempt. Image: The Verge

News moves fast following shocking events. But the hustlers trying to make a quick buck might move even faster.

Within hours of a shooter attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday, countless products emblazoned with an image of Trump, bloodied and fist raised, were for sale on e-commerce platforms. A shirt on Temu with an image from the rally and the words “TRUMP BULLETPROOF” is for sale for $9.59. (One person died at the rally and two were critically injured.) On Amazon, many of the top-selling men’s novelty T-shirts are nearly identical: some version of an image of Trump at the rally, alongside phrases like “FIGHT!” and “NEVER SURRENDER.”

Screenshot: Temu

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