President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is blasted for selling $18 anti-abortion ‘Baby Lives Matter’ onesies that mimic the Black Lives Matters logo
- The ‘limited edition’ item was originally added to Trump’s campaign merchandise to promote the March for Life anti-abortion protest in January
- It features red lettering in the same style and script used by Black Lives Matter
- The $18 onesie is still available for purchase amid the worldwide protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has sparked outrage by selling ‘Baby Lives Matters’ onesies in the same style of the Black Lives Matter movement logo to highlight his anti-abortion stance.
The ‘limited edition’ item was originally added to Trump’s campaign merchandise to promote the March for Life anti-abortion protest in January, according to CNN. The white onesie features red lettering in the same style and script used by the Black Lives Matter, an international movement against violence and systemic racism towards Black people.
But while the $18 onesie has been available for several months now, it has ignited a firestorm online in recent weeks amid the Black Lives Matter protests that have taken over all 50 states in response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of white cop Derek Chauvin.
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has sparked fury for selling ‘Baby Lives Matter’ onesies in the same style as the Black Lives Matter movement logo
The ‘limited edition’ item was originally added to Trump’s campaign merchandise to promote the March for Life anti-abortion protest in January
‘Proudly show you’re investing in your baby’s future to Make America Great Again with this incredibly soft, boutique-style one-piece,’ reads the description of the official Trump-Pence campaign onesie.
A Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed they were being sold in support of the March for Life, CNN reported.
The onesie is still available for purchase through Trump’s official online store amid the worldwide outcry over Floyd’s death, prompting a fierce backlash online.
Outraged critics have been taking to Twitter to slam the Trump campaign
‘If you thought the Trump Campaign couldn’t get any more racist, today they’ve begun trying to raise money off of “Black Lives Matters” by delegitimizing it and selling “Baby Lives Matter” onesies with the same font and style,’ one person tweeted.
‘Baby Lives Matter to @realDonaldTrump and conservatives until they come out of the uterus. Then, especially if the baby is black or brown, they no longer matter to these people,’ someone else responded.
Another commented: ‘The president who once declared “I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world” is now selling ‘Baby Lives Matter’ onesies on his campaign website.’
In January, Trump became the first president in U.S. history to speak at the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. since Roe v. Wade was passed in 1973.