Thread by @ejthies15, She trademarked COFFINS. There are no words for the level of [...]

Emily Thies

ejthies15

She trademarked COFFINS.

There are no words for the level of disgust I am currently experiencing. None. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/28/china-ivanka-trump-trademarks-610029

China approves 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks in 3 months

Taken together, the trademarks could allow her brand to market a lifetime’s worth of products in China, from baby blankets to coffins.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/28/china-ivanka-trump-trademarks-610029

Another source: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/05/29/ivanka-trump-chinese-trademarks-raise-conflict-of-interest-questions.html

Ivanka Trump's Chinese trademarks raise questions about potential conflicts of interest

Chinese trademarks issued to Ivanka Trump's fashion brand this month are raising questions over whether the first daughter is receiving special treatment from a foreign government.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/05/29/ivanka-trump-chinese-trademarks-raise-conflict-of-interest-questions.html

Another source: https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ivanka-trump-wins-13-new-trademarks-from-china-in-3-months/#

Ivanka Trump wins 13 new trademarks from China in 3 months

Such trademarks can confer enormous value, raising questions about conflicts of interest at the White House

https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ivanka-trump-wins-13-new-trademarks-from-china-in-3-months/#

For those who asked, it appears that the trademark was granted in 2018 for coffins. https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/in-2018-china-granted-ivanka-trump-a-trademark-on-coffins-lgSsRu37iE2F0LVVSIn86A

In 2018, China Granted Ivanka Trump A Trademark On Coffins

Oddly, among the 13 trademarks China approved for Ivanka Trump in 2018 was one for coffins.

https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/in-2018-china-granted-ivanka-trump-a-trademark-on-coffins-lgSsRu37iE2F0LVVSIn86A

The same year that Trump dismantled the Pandemic Response Team.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e70db03c5b63c3b6485325d/amp

Article about cutting the Pandemic Response Team in 2018 via HuffPost

Confirmation from media.

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1248652948109955072?s=21 https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1248652948109955072

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1248652948109955072?s=21

https://twitter.com/alyssa_milano/status/1248693797422153733?s=21 https://twitter.com/alyssa_milano/status/1248693797422153733

https://twitter.com/alyssa_milano/status/1248693797422153733?s=21

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