The Republican National Committee is catching heat on Twitter after it encouraged people to support Team USA at the Winter Olympics by buying this old beanie from President Donald Trump’s website:
✅Support @realDonaldTrump
— GOP (@GOP) February 9, 2018
✅Gear up for Team USA.
➡ https://t.co/UpErD21YiP pic.twitter.com/JIN3WScBYx
Many respondents accused the RNC of attempting to cash in on the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. They also asked how purchasing a “Thank You Tour 2016” hat would help them “gear up for Team USA.”
Others questioned whether any of the money raised would benefit American athletes competing in South Korea. Here’s a sampling of the responses:
Dear @GOP,
— Marcus Philippus (@EPluribusMarcus) February 9, 2018
I think you are confused. @TeamUSA is currently in PyeongChang—competing in the Olympics 2018.
✅Support #TeamUSA
✅Gear up for #TeamUSA
➡️ https://t.co/qtw7AQimbX…
But... you’re not team USA. You’re like, team 35% of the USA at most. And you don’t seem to care about the other 65%...
— Dan Andersxon (@dandersxon) February 10, 2018
Hard pass.
— President Jeff (@PresidentJeffPJ) February 10, 2018
This is undoubtedly the most insipid excuse at fund raising I have ever seen. For you to use our Olympic tam to benefit your crooked party is shameful! SHAMEFUL!
— patricia ramsey (@ppr2103) February 9, 2018
I can't make a difference. Is this a comedy or a parody now? When you think it can't get more ridiculous they carry the bar down to basement.
— Thierry Emanuel (@foodandfriend) February 10, 2018
Why does it say thank you tour?
— Lucy Salva (@Voters4Kasich) February 9, 2018
@BitterMetsFan those hats say 2016.. is that why nothing gets done, you assclowns don't know what year it is? pic.twitter.com/ZiTUBbZxUy
— Christopher Ludwig (@ChrisLudwig73) February 9, 2018
.How is this supporting the Olympic athletes? Do the athletes cut any of this money or does all to to @POTUS ?
— DA (@DanAhern68) February 9, 2018
Grifters gotta grift, I suppose. Who signed off on this crap?
— (((Susan Campbell))) (@campbellsl) February 9, 2018
Ewww. So gauche to hawk crummy merchandise. What a stain on the dignity of our government institutions.
— Lori Ginsberg (@ltgins) February 10, 2018
Ummm That would be a NO! Really @GOP pushing Trump crap in the name of our olympians? Bar just keeps getting lower and lower. https://t.co/RvI6Yqja6A
— David 🥁 FunKnGrvn (@d2drummer) February 10, 2018
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