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Trump Store – one of the few stores with the president’s image donald trump say that name he doesn’t own – near Philadelphia is closing, saying the President’s Department Store “has reached the end of its rope.”
The store in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem announced on Facebook that it will close this year postal. The Trump store has been open for six years and sells the president’s hats, shirts and other items bearing his name.
Owner Mike Domanico told the ap.p. On Tuesday, he will close the shop as he is busy focusing on another business and selling gun targets at gun shows. He also said he is semi-retired and noted that business has slowed.
“The store has reached the end of its rope,” he said. “You know, six years later, the election is over. Trump is not going to run in another election, although he will be involved.”
Although admit it trump card It won’t be run in another presidential electionTrump stores do sell “Trump 2028” merchandise. Trump is constitutionally barred from running again in 2028, although his former adviser Steve Bannon insists plans are being made to keep him in the White House beyond that.
When asked about the Trump 2028 merchandise, Domanico dismissed it as a spoof.
“It’s just to piss people off,” he told The Associated Press.
Domanico doesn’t seem averse to trying to rile people up. He announced that his store-wide sale would begin on January 6, marking the store’s upcoming closures, the fifth anniversary of the Capitol riot that led to Trump’s second impeachment.
He also used the company’s Facebook page to call for a boycott of Bruce Springsteen after he criticized Trump, and shared a photo of former Trump employee Sebastian Gorka visiting a store.
According to the store’s Facebook page, its last day of operation will be January 31.
The Trump store was born out of passionate political sentiments and received its fair share of response after announcing the closure.
One poster asked: “You don’t win anymore?”
Another said, “Trump must have done wonders for the economy.”
Domanico said he didn’t let the comments get to him.
“No matter what the president does, no matter how good things are, they’re going to hate him,” he said.
Longtime Trump supporter Dave Russel, 81, told The Associated Press that he purchased a Trump-for-veterans hat from a Trump store in 2020 and said he was not surprised to see the retailer close.
“Because most of what they’re selling is promoting Trump. He’s in his last term. You can’t do more for him than what he’s already got,” Russell told the outlet.
The Trump store is located in Bucks County, a highly competitive area pennsylvania. Trump narrowly won the county in 2024, running against then-Vice President Kamala Harris.