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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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Global warming via the Donald. What a hot air bag!
If Trump wasnt born with a silver spoon up his arse he could have made a living as a standup comic.
Try Bloomies. Its just as good/
If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullsh!t.
Why is this man even in the news? No one I know gives a poop what he says or does.
This just in!
Gary Bussey has just advanced above Donald Trump on the "sane and trustworthy people that appeared on 'The Apprentice'" list!.
Meat Loaf is behind Trump....
Big mouth Tumpy just doesn't get it, same goes for Macys.
"express personal opinions that are not related to the merchandise we sell or to the philosophies of our company." So why then feature these opinionated "people" ?
Oh, by the way, watch out Lowes Island VA where tumpy bought your golf course. He dazzled you with free fireworks, then wants to put his name to your main street. Next he will expand the clubhouse without the necessary approvals and begin flying his friends in at all times of the night by noisy helicopters as he has done in NJ. BEWARE !
Trump is a maggot.
I took a dump
that looked like Trump.
The Donald has fleas!
Just One Time......One Time!!! I 'd like to punch this guy in the face....I've never had a fight in my life, and I'm 65, but this guy.....One Time
I will not shop Macy's until Trump is gone.!
There's only one way to shut this man up. A economic boycott, don't do business with anything he has an economic interest in.
Trump showed what a moron he is with the birther crap and he lives in some fantasy world of self grandizement. If he really understood how he comes across and that the the world views him as a pompous ass he would be in denial about that too. As for Macy's I will never shop there until they cut their ties with this jerk.
Farewell Macy's and Mr. Trump. This mom will be shopping at Nordstrom where there is dignity for the Office of the President.
Donald trump for President!! He is the only man that is not afraid to speak his mind no matter what Liberal he offends. And because he offends liberals, I like him even more.
If you follow Trump on Twitter, you really, really, really, need to get a life...
They would know not to do that....... Wow, how nice that his own kids apparently aren't allowed to speak their minds honestly to their own father.
Just like the man himself, Trump's name/brand is obnoxious and bankrupt multiple times over.
Never heard of him. Who the hell is this Donald Trump person everybody keeps talking about?
They should run the same survey for J C Penny after they named Ellen as their national spokes person. Hopefully you didn't own any of their stock since they did it. You would have lost a lot of money. But I guess that story would not be as politically correct as tearing into Trump, who I might add probably deserves to be torn into anyway. Equal justice here. Neither should be a national spokes person for any body.
Why does anyone give this idiot one inch of press? He is an over-the-hill publicity seeking egomaniac, a one man soap opera causing Macy's WAY more harm than good and they're either too embarrassed or too financially obligated to be able to do anything about it. Lie down with snakes, you're going to get bit and he is the biggest snake of all. What a despicably deranged individual, growing more and more pathetic with every new bloat in his puffy, once reasonably attractive face. But that was a longgggg time ago. MacArthur once said, "Old solders never die... they just fade away." It's too bad "The Donald" can't do the same, or won't....
News journalist tend to be morons. Trump should buy the New York Times and fire every reporter who lies - no one would be left. Then he could demand that all news journalists tell the truth but won't be able to find any such people at journalism schools because journalism 101 is lying!
He's right about one thing, he doesn't have a plan...or a clue.
I will never see the inside of a Macy's store as long as this jackass brays for them.
Trump has zero credibility. His public effort to embarrass the President has been a joke. Trump, Ted Nugent and Lindsay Lohan have a lot in common - both are train wrecks that should be banned from appearing in the media.