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People thought Trump’s newest fundraising text was him trying to get down

But he’s just selling a MAGA shirt.

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Tricia Crimmins

Trump's newest fundraising message is a little too suggestive on main

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign texted voters yesterday and the way the message clipped had people thinking Trump was getting horny on main.

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Users online shared images of their inbox with the comment, “what are you wearing?”

When they opened the text, they saw that the message was from the Trump campaign with a link to buy a Make America Great Again T-shirt.

“What are you wearing?” the message read. “It’s Trump and I’m wearing my BRAND NEW MAGA shirt! Do you want one?”

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The phrase “what are you wearing” is commonly known as one that might initiate sexting and has been heavily memed.

Screenshots of the message were posted on X by user @jardinsecret888.

Another X user, @InfoWarsMan007, posted that he, too, had received a text from Trump’s fundraising committee asking him what he was wearing.

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Texts from political campaigns have increased in the last few years: During the 2022 election cycle, Axios reported that Americans got over 15 billion political texts, which was a 158% increase from the previous year. And in February, Republican National Committee spokesperson Anna Kelly said sending text messages to “engage small-dollar donors” is an important tactic.

But Americans are getting annoyed with those messages, especially those that pretend politicians are having a personal conversation with the reader or try to communicate a sense of urgency.

But acting like you are trying to get down is somehow even worse.


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