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"Two million people follow me on Twitter," said Donald Trump. "I can get any kind of petition going I want."
Donald Trump to YouGov about its survey that suggests he’s to blame for a 45 percent drop in Macy’s popularity among women: “It’s total bull@!$%#."
"The survey is a joke. The person who did this is a joke," the Donald told TODAY regarding YouGov’s online survey that saw a steep dropoff in the retailer's popularity after a SignOn.org petition asking Macy’s to “Dump Trump,” launched and began gaining over 670,000 digital signatures.
Trump spokesman Michael Cohen added, "These aren't controlled surveys."
YouGov holds daily surveys of 1,000 consumers on hundreds of brands, sometimes in exchange for prizes and compensation.
"YouGov is recognized as one of the most accurate and highly respected researcher companies in the U.S. and internationally. In our daily BrandIndex survey, we carefully select a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. consumers age 18+ and collect their opinions on 1,000 brands. Hundreds of companies depend on our information every day and trust us to present the data truthfully, whether it is good news or bad news," said YouGov BrandIndex SVP and Global Managing Director Ted Marzilli.
Source: YouGov
Trump noted his continued television success and high demand for guest appearances. "You can't have a successful show without women," he said.
The online petition started on October 24th and declared that Donald Trump, known for being obsterperous, "doesn't reflect the Magic of Macy's." Macy's offers a line of Trump branded ties and fragrances in its store and featured Trump in a recent holiday television ad that at one point comedically played off Trump's skepticism over President Obama's birthplace. The petition urged the retailer to cut ties with Trump, rather than sell them.
The petition was started by Angelo Carusone, the director of online strategy for Media Matters, which is a DC based organization "covering and correcting conservative misinformation in the media." The online petition quickly racked up a several hundred thousand digital signatures within a week. Carusone's plan is to deliver it in-person to Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren.
In a statement, Macy's told TODAY:
"Macy’s marketing and merchandise offerings are not representative of any political position. Many of the individuals associated with products sold at Macy's – or at any retailer, for that matter – express personal opinions that are not related to the merchandise we sell or to the philosophies of our company.
Trump said that he and Macy's have not discussed the petition.
"Two million people follow me on Twitter," said Trump. "I can get any kind of petition going I want."
Trump's reputation, and notoriety, is built on being outspoken.
A recent report in The Daily News said Trump's children had cautioned him to tone down his remarks on Twitter, which have attacked President Obama and Cher. "It's a false story," said Trump. "Ivanka and Don never did that. They would know to never do that."
So, no plan to tone down the public utterances?
"I don't do it by plan," said Trump. "I do what's right. I don't have a plan."
Los Angeles based image consultant Farrah Parker told TODAY, "Trump already presents an authentic liability for the brand. The only question is how much is Macy's willing to risk on assuming that consumers simply don't pay attention."
Ashley McCown, president of Solomon McCown & Company, a Boston-based PR and crisis communications firm, said Macy's "knew what they were getting into," when they signed up with Trump.
"If they start to see a true impact on sales, they may make minor adjustments, like featuring him less prominently in ads."
Until then, she said, "they're standing by their man."
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It's "obstreperous" to "obsterperous." Please... use spell check.
IKR?
*yawn*
I have had it up to here with the lack of copy editing on this site -- it is so annoying to me that I might stop looking at msnbc altogether. It is disrespectful of its readers.
As for Trump, I think all his craziness is some form of senility, or a medical condition. He was always a vulgar d-bag, but now he has become sociopathic and filled with pathological amounts of vitriol.
Or maybe he is just jealous of the Pres. because he has real class of the sort you can't buy.
the copy is usually outsourced to foreigners who don't know our language, nor the story they are reporting on, very well. I believe there was a 60 minutes episode about how most of our newspapers and online news sites are written by people who don't even live here and are not even considered news reporters. Talk about a blow to one of our beloved freedoms, freedom of the press.
that said, I am also boycotting that stupid show of his, and I usually will watch anything with Penn Jillett in it. Sorry Penn! Trump has to learn to shut up. I question his credentials as well. (sorry for the typos...)
Trump jealous of Obama? Ha, ha, ha, Trump's view is Obama's an incompetent Prez and a foreign born liar and has no business in the White House.
Tad- You forgot "Kenyan Communist Muslim who hangs around with Radical Christians and wants to take our guns away, set up death panels for Grandma and destroy the Constitution."
You guys crack me up!
Hey Tad, glad to see the lobotomy is working our for you.
this guy is a washed-up reject of a huma... um... not even going to call him a human. he's a great big pile of turd. what a joke. don, how does it feel to be completely irrelevant and, in fact, hated? you should shut your effin mouth you pos, we don't care about you and we don't want to hear a word from you, you legend in your own mind.
next... donald, YOU ARE FIRED!!
Hey you listened to what he said.......
Gotta love the Donald
TAD it seems in the last election, and the one before that, not only did Obama win, but trump was rejected!! soundly!!!!
or is the american public just stupid? millions and millions of americans are just 'dumb as a rock' stupid???
that sucking noise you hear isn't from an intellectual vacuum in this country but trump sucking up all of the oxygen. he is such a gas bag!!!
PAUL in chicago-1569139
Ummm, actuality in the election before last Obama got his ass handed to him. He's lucky he wasn't on the ballot or he would have gone down like so many of the politicians who supported him. Or have you somehow forgotten the way dems were avoiding him like the plague before the 2010 mid terms??
Was that a serious question? Jersey Shore, Kardashins (don't care enough to look up the spelling), Honey booboo. Yeah, I think the answer to your question is pretty obvious, millions of Americans are stupid and those who believe their party is better than the other are pretty close to the top of the list.
Have to agree with you here. We are a nation that is dumbing down and have been for a long time. We, the people, only have ourselves to thank for whatever happens. Remember, we, the people voted in the present government. Is it any wonder that nothing is getting done?
"The Donald" is a joke....obnoxious, overbearing bully (with money)
The Donald is as great as he ever was. He is all business and he knows that Obama is taking the country down a path of destruction. I am glad that Trump wants to stop the wealth redistribution Obama is pushing. Trump also wants the USA to become oil self-sufficient and Obama is standing in the way of this by not letting the pipeline from Canada go forward and by not allowing any drilling on US land. The majority of the oil drilling is on private land. Also Obamacare is going to make us all suffer higher taxes and reduced health care. It will drive doctors out of business and young people will not want to go to school to become a doctor. Trump's $5M challenge has also proven that Obama wasn't born in the USA.
Men that wear calogne are men that don't know how to use soap while showering. Or even a shower. You look at calogne and the active ingrediant in all of them is alcohol. So, calogne is nothing more than alcohol that men put on their skin to appeal to drunk women.
Trump = bad calogne for men to pick up drunk women.
2 MILLION people follow him on twitter? I didn't know that there was that many Repubs left.
Thank God there are to keep you lazy people out of everyone's pocket as you think there is no end to the money this idiotic president wants to distribute.
No worries. The Donald will buy Macys just to save face if they try to succumb to market pressure.
good luck with that.
Immediately after the election results were in, Donald Trump called for a revolution. Isn't that treason? Why isn't he under investigation, and why isn't he being prosecuted? And really, Macy's, is this the kind of person you want representing you?
because nobody will bother to get this idiot of a president out of office that he is neither qualified nor entitled too ~ it is the left winged lazy liberals who want to keep him there so they can continue to live off the government who continues to take from us who are proud to work for a living
Fedup is another dumber than sh*t win-nut who doesn't realize that the RED states take more from the government that they give back.
So fedup, GFY and then go skydiving without a parachute. Thanks in advance.........
Even the Feds recognize a harmless idiot. All Trump needs now to round off his persona is a steel colendar wrapped with tin foil and a large antenna.
Trump is a joke and I would avoid anything bearing his name or that I knew he was involved in. Twitter much like facebook is a huge time waster.
He Trump don't you care that you are embarrassing your children
WHEN will this clown's 15 minutes end? The man is a plague on the human race!
Donnie Trump = Fat pig who spits when he talks. suey, suey, suey!
As usual the left handed liberals trying to tell everyone it is there way or no way ~ They are anything but Liberal ~ Just a bunch of idiots ~
It's pretty sad, isn't it? All these idiots in the country. Just look at what's happening? At least now they can't blame it on Republicans. These idiots voted that jerkoff into presidency again. I think they did it to make sure their welfare doesn't end. God forbid they have to be accountable for their actions. I love watching all these small business and companies closing shop. I love watching these liberals being homeless and complaining how their little Obama boy isn't paying attention to them and their homeless. You voted for him. Suffer the consequences, while I kick back and go on vacation because at least I was smart enough to save for a rainy day unlike these morons.
Susan you are the idiot.
Mitt Romney and Donald Trump both have there own internal polls that show they are "winning".
Winning! As delusional as Charlie Sheen "winning." Two million followers who like you or 97% tuned in to a train wreck for entertainment?
It could be said that the king of BULL@!$%# can not discern FACT !
In my world Donald Trump is among the last people I respect or listen to. He is an egotist beyond all belief. His theatrics are juvenile and are indended to garner attention through shock value. If I were selling recycled oil and looking for a pitch man his resume would be the first one in the circular file. The only one that's ever going to show up at his funeral is him.
I second all the above!
The Donald finally had his defining moment; he IS Total bull%#@t........
Trump? Yawn. Macy's? ZZZZZZZ.
Anyone who supports the brands he backs supports the view he has. Glad to see that people will no longer tolerate the old guard, bigot, and upper class attitudes any more.
You're right, Canadian. INtolerance is so much more desireable.
Can I mention here that Mr. Popken mis-spelled Obstreperous? Or is it a typo? Just wondering if y'all caught that :-)
Dump The Trump !
The Furor wants pure blood millionaires.You must have pure blood grand parents to be able to by his perfume.
But I didnt know you needed perfume to smell and act like an a$$.
Will he use his child labor made ties as a flag to salute to.
You heard of 50 shades of gray well him and his perfume are 50 shades of ???.
I know this: I won't buy at Macy's until they kiss off Trump! He is the world's biggest @!$%#!
Trump is total bull@!$%#. Getting tired of his crap... Trump behaves like the @!$%#ing @!$%# that he is...
Typical liberal morons. "He doesn't think the same we we all do! Attack! Get him! Attack anyone who he does business with and shake them down!!"
He's one lof the biggest pompous fools around that plaque our society and waster our time with his self-serving attention getting antics... in other words he is a royal fool!
I love how most of the ignorant comments here are from stupid liberal morons. "I don't shop at Macy's because I think of Trump?" What kind of idiotic remark is that to make?
And for those that criticize him for speaking up? I can't decide if you're saying that because you're ignorant or just jealous of his success.
Either way, get a grip on reality. One of these days you'll be kissing his ass for a job.
He couldn't pay me enough money to look at his ass, let alone kiss it. Speak for yourself, Susan1029. The Donald can kiss my ass in Macy's window.
Susan, pullease! That is such a revolting image to have in one's head. Does your mother know you are "speaking" to others in such a base, vile fashion, or did you learn this from her?
And you left out a third option for those who might be critical of Donald Trump, and that is that his "speaking up" is meant to add nothing but antagonism to our public arena. He knows that conflict is what sells, baby. He is a big boy, and doesn't need you for his apologist. He thrives on attention, good or bad, because he is a sociopathic narcissist, and he would toss you and your family under a bus in a New York minute if there was money to be made by it. So worship your fabulously wealthy demigod, Susan. Beyond what is needed for reasonable comfort, money does not actually equal success.