Pro-Trump influencers and supporters raced to put out merchandise featuring the image of Trump with blood on his face and a fist in the air just hours after the deadly shooting and assassination attempt on Saturday.
By Sunday afternoon, right-wing activist Candace Owens and former Trump administration official Sebastian Gorka had released shirts with the image. “For God and Country,” Owens’ shirt read. “The President of America,” said Gorka’s.
Neither Owens nor Gorka immediately responded to requests for comment from WIRED asking whether they would donate their proceeds to Trump’s reelection campaign or to the families of those who were shot at the rally.
David Portnoy, founder and owner of Barstool Sports, linked to a similar shirt on X made by the Southern fraternity brand Old Row, which was acquired by Barstool in 2016. “If you come at the king you best not miss,”…
