Trump seems upset with this turn of events. In fact, two developments this week seem to suggest that the family is particularly upset about any impediments it or its related brands have to profiting off of fashion during Trump’s term.
The first comes in the president’s angry response to news of Nordstrom dropping the clothing and accessories brand that bears his daughter’s name. The department store chain said it would not order any new items from the brand’s latest season, and claimed that it had nothing to do with politics but rather dwindling sales and interest in the brand. Notably, however, the retailer was included on a viral listing of companies that should be boycotted because they do business with Trump-related brands.
The President of the United States took to Twitter this morning to lambast the Seattle, Washington-based company.
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
Update: The Trump administration has doubled down on the feud, and the President’s counselor Kellyanne Conway took to Fox News this morning to tell viewers to go buy Ivanka Trump products, perhaps breaking federal law in the process.
A curious take, considering that Ivanka Trump officially severed ties with the brand before her father’s inauguration. So, technically it’s not Ivanka Trump the person being treated “horribly” by Nordstrom, but, rather the brand she stepped down from. (If you’ll recall, she once very prominently wore one of her own pieces of jewelry in the first post-election interview with 60 Minutes, drawing criticism for the transparent bid to profit off the presidential race.)