Sunday, December 8, 2024

Donald Trump: "Such an embarrassment" - US President makes a mockery of himself with perfume

Donald Trump: "Such an embarrassment" - US President makes a mockery of himself with perfume Article by news.de editor Franziska Kais • 1 hour • 2 minutes reading time Donald Trump was mocked for his perfume advertisement. ・Donald Trump launches his own perfume ・Fragrance advertisement turns into a fiasco for the US President ・Online community jokes about what Trump's perfume might smell like Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump can't seem to get enough money. While the First Lady sells her own Christmas decorations, NFTs (non-fungible tokens, digital certificates for digital artworks or virtual items) and other collectibles, her husband has now launched his own perfume and an eau de cologne. Donald Trump mocks for his own perfume On his social network Truth Social, the US president-elect is busy promoting his fragrances, saying they are "great Christmas gifts for the family". The perfume and the eau de cologne have the unusual name "Fight, Fight, Fight", "because they portray us as winners". Cost: 199 US dollars per bottle. Perfume advertising becomes a fiasco for Donald Trump Donald Trump's perfume advertising immediately drew mocking comments online. The Trump-critical X-account "Republicans against Trump" shared a video in which Donald Trump also advertises his fragrances and wanted to know from the online community what Trump's colognes smell like. The mocking comments were not long in coming: ・"Such an embarrassment ・"Filet O Fish perfume. Goes well if you spray it on your Christmas tree decorated with kitschy Melania ornaments." ・"It's embarrassing that the president-elect is advertising cologne." ・"He's only in office for the money, that much is clear." Donald Trump booed at sneaker launch Perhaps Trump should have learned from the fiasco at his shoe launch at the "Sneaker Con" in Philadelphia. At the time, the Republican was booed by those in attendance for his gold sneaker. Many visitors did not want to see him and his $400 shoe at the event.