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Trump Store's Attempt To Troll Jimmy Kimmel Over Chinese Merch Goes Very Wrong

The battle heats up.
Ed Mazza
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Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost

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The Trump Store, run by the family of President Donald Trump, tried to troll late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on social media on Thursday.

It didn’t go as they had hoped.

On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” earlier this week, Kimmel bought ― and mocked ― a bunch of Trump Store merchandise, pretty much all of which was made overseas despite the president’s “Buy American” slogan.

Kimmel also said he planned to file a complaint about two of his purchases, which didn’t list a country of origin, an omission that could lead to fines if the products were made overseas.

The store took to Twitter to retaliate against Kimmel’s segment:

Hey @JimmyKimmel, it appears you make an even better salesman than comedian – Thanks for the pitch! https://t.co/uw6A6RS81n pic.twitter.com/1ih2mREDpx

— Trump Store (@TrumpStore) March 15, 2018

Kimmel fired back:

You are most welcome and, may I say, the Chinese do a BEAUTIFUL job making your products! @DonaldJTrumpJr @EricTrump https://t.co/te6L2pNkw0

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 15, 2018

He wasn’t the only one who thought the Trump Store’s tweet rang hollow:

Sales doubled from 1 to 2 today?

— Grand Nagus Trump 🌊 (@ormazd72) March 15, 2018

And then there's this...also made in China pic.twitter.com/orQlZSycjM

— FilmPublicist (@CMBYN_quotes) March 15, 2018

How much are the Chinese getting paid to make America great again?

— Michelle Reiter (@mreiter72) March 15, 2018

Please make a Trump™ Matryoshka doll, with Donald, then all the kids, and finally, right in the center, Bob Mueller.

— Matt McCullough (@MattysCrazyMind) March 15, 2018

pic.twitter.com/KcVSti7sbT

— 🌊MadisonWhiskerface (@Whiskerface74) March 16, 2018

Making China great again 🙄

— Gary Williams (@Garywill181) March 16, 2018

Practice what you preach, Trumps. Make your products in The USA.

— Paul Geoghegan (@PaulGeogheganNY) March 15, 2018

They spelled USA wrong. pic.twitter.com/uzViNIFrjA

— DJ Scotty Evil (@Scotty_Evil) March 15, 2018
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