His tweet whining about Nordstrom came 20 minutes into his intel briefing - Of course he had to tweet about a store making a business decision about his daughter's made in China and Ethiopia brands:
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump shared his support for Ivanka Trump, whose eponymous brand has been dropped by retailers in recent weeks. He tweeted, “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!”
 Donald J. Trump
?@realDonaldTrump
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
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Backlash to the president’s tweet has been swift.
 Bill Weir
?@BillWeirCNN
According to White House schedule, this tweet was sent 20 minutes into his daily intelligence briefing. t.co
Either he still isn't attending briefings or his attention wandered.
s Kalb
?@bessbell
. @realDonaldTrump Donald, what have we repeatedly said about using your office to influence the family business!
effrey Guterman
?@JeffreyGuterman
@realDonaldTrump @Nordstrom Free market, Orange man.
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While Nordstrom was the first, many companies have followed, including Home Shopping Network (HSN) and the search engine ShopStyle. On Tuesday, #GrabYourWallet founder Sharon Coulter confirmed to media outlet Mic that Ivanka- and Donald-branded products were completely pulled from HSN and that ShopStyle was in the process of following suit.
The two brands had been previously placed on the infamous #GrabYourWallet boycott list — an anti-Trump movement that launched in October after the president’s 2005 “Grab her by the p****” comments were publicized. The movement keeps tabs on companies that sell Trump-branded products and encourages people to boycott them, hitting their bottom lines as a political statement. Coulter predicted that by Tuesday, ShopStyle would be removed from the boycott list.
HSN and ShopStyle are the latest on the hot list to separate from the Ivanka Trump dynasty. Here are more — and counting:
Neiman Marcus According to fashion site Racked, the department store Neiman Marcus dropped Ivanka Trump’s jewelry line from its website, including baubles from its New Jersey store. The 21 items on sale vanished, along with any mention of Ivanka on Neiman Marcus’s list of designers. On Feb. 3, the store sent the following statement to Racked: “Based on productivity we continuously assess whether our brands are carried in stores, on our website, or both.”
Belk During the first weekend in February, the nationwide department store scrubbed Ivanka’s name from its search engine. One exception: Ivanka’s dresses and coats are still available in one Charlotte, N.C., store, according to Racked. On Monday, Belk emailed the following statement to Racked: “We continually review our assortment and the performance of the brands we carry. And we make adjustments as part of our normal course of business operations.”
Shoes.com The Canadian shoe retailer tweeted its decision to abandon Ivanka Trump back in November as a result of the #GrabYourWallet boycott: “We understand and your voices have been heard. We have removed the products from our website.” A spokesperson for Ivanka defended the company in a statement to Footwear News: “While Shoes.com was an inconsequential part of our business, they were not fulfilling their end of the contract and parting was inevitable.”
Jet.com The discount shopping website is in the process of pulling Ivanka’s clothing and fragrance, according to Mic. Yet, there’s no shortage of MAGA hats and F*** Trump shirts available for purchase.
Frasca Jewelers The owner of a jewelry store in Palm Desert, Calif., told the Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday that she’s decided to drop Ivanka Trump’s line, even asking that the Ivanka Trump brand remove her store from its website. “The line hadn’t sold for a long time,” she said. “It had been limping along, and then there was a little attention after the election. But I don’t brand it anymore. If someone asks to see Ivanka Trump pieces I show them, but otherwise they’re just among other pieces in our cases.”
Macy’s
While the 158-year-old brand dropped Donald Trump’s menswear line during the summer of 2015 after the now-president called Mexican immigrants “rapists” and “murderers,” it’s only now facing pressure to follow suit with Ivanka’s brand. Macy’s Facebook page has been flooded with demands to stop selling her line. “Nordstrom dumped Trump, please follow suit. I would never put plastic Ivanka Trump boots on my little daughter,” wrote one follower. Another: “Drop Trump from your product line!” Stay tuned for a company response.
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