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Saturday, April 04, 2026

Just a few months after opening, the controversial Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake, Illinois, has temporarily shut down, citing a drop in sales amid the ongoing Iran war. In a notice to customers, business owner Lisa Fleischmann posted on Facebook on March 26 that the MAGA-themed shop "is closed until further notice."

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... "I am not even making of my rent," she said on the social media site. "I never did this for the money but I don't know how much longer I can last with paying for all the stuff."

In an interview with the Tribune, Fleischmann blamed poor sales on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli-led war in Iran, saying business tanked shortly after the military operation began on Feb. 28.

She believes prospective customers are more hesitant to buy or wear pro-Trump merchandise due to the broadly unpopular conflict. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-04 01:55 PM | Reply

You know Orange Adolf is in trouble when the maga rubes stop buying merch. He'd better pull his plane out of mothballs to prepare for a one way flight to mother Russia.

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-04-04 03:02 PM | Reply

"I never did this for the money..."

Of course you did, honey. For God's sake, don't LIE on TRUTH!

"... but I don't know how much longer I can last with paying for all the stuff."

She went on to say, while she's losing money on every transaction, she hopes to make it up on volume.

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-04 03:05 PM | Reply

"tRump truth"? They sell jumbo shrimp and military intelligence?

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-04 05:46 PM | Reply

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