Donald Trump pushes branded steaks, wine, and water during bizarre victory speech


Donald Trump's victory speech took a turn towards the utterly bizarre — or rather, toward the Home Shopping Network — on Tuesday when he began heavily pushing his personal brands.
In addition to bragging about Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, where he was speaking, Trump also name-dropped Trump steaks, Trump wines, Trump water, Trump magazine, and Trump University:
Donald Trump won Mississippi and Michigan earlier on Tuesday; Republicans are still waiting for results in Idaho and Hawaii.
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