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Trump tweeted to “Buy L.L.Bean,” #BoycottLLBean trended instead

• On Thursday morning, Trump tweeted out to his 19.6 million followers in support of buying stuff from outdoors clothing company L.L.Bean.
• The tweet appears to be in response to Linda Bean, the granddaughter of L.L.Bean’s founder, decrying anti-Trump protesters on Fox News
• Over on Twitter, Trump’s call to “Buy L.L.Bean” already seems to be having a reverse effect. 
• Almost immediately, people announced that they’d never buy from the company again. In fact, they plan to #BoycottLLBean.“ 
• In a statement, L.L.Bean insisted that Linda Bean doesn’t speak on behalf of the entire company.
• The post ended with: “L.L.Bean does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political matters, or make political contributions. Simply put, we stay out of politics.“ Read more

There’s more to the story. Trump is actually trying to hurt L.L. Bean. https://mobile.twitter.com/AndyRichter/status/819602533165346816