Trump Truth Store Temporarily Closes Due to Low Sales

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.

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Trump and Truth Store owner Lisa Fleischmann hopes to reopen her store in a few weeks in Crystal Lake.

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-- Northwest Herald - Shaw Local (@northwestherald.bsky.social) Jan 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM

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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 | Newsworthy 1

"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 | Funny: 1

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

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

Couturier des Nazis Hugo Boss did it better.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-04-05 05:40 AM | Reply

The best suggestion from the article.

"Have you tried not paying your contractors and suppliers, getting a million dollar loan from your parents or just declaring bankruptcy?" asked another post on the Facebook page. "These strategies seemed to work well for Trump."

#6 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-04-05 10:09 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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

Honey-given the ignorance of that statement, you should just go find a job.

#7 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-04-05 11:04 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" Honey-given the ignorance of that statement, you should just go find a job"

Apologies.

That was my snark ... Not her statement.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-05 11:11 AM | Reply

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

Reminds me of a joke from the 1980's during the Ronnie Regan years. Farmers we complaining of receiving $2 a bushel for corn but it cost $2.50 to grow. The solution was buy a bigger truck.

#9 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-04-05 11:45 AM | Reply

Cashing in on someone else's grift is the American Way.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-05 11:59 AM | Reply

#3 | Posted by Danforth: No problem Danforth-it was good snark!

#11 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-04-05 02:48 PM | Reply