Donald Trump insists that he still sells steaks
While Donald Trump won't specify whether Trump Steaks still exists, he wants America to know that he is, indeed, still selling steaks. In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday night, the Republican frontrunner managed to repeatedly dodge questions about whether the steaks he brought to a Tuesday night press conference to prove his business ventures to Mitt Romney were actually the Trump Steaks once sold through Sharper Image.
"The steaks you showed, those aren't actually Trump Steaks, right?" Cooper asked Trump.
"No, I buy them," Trump said. "I'm not gonna kill the cow."
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Cooper then clarified that his question was actually about the existence of the business Trump Steaks. Instead, Trump took the opportunity to highlight his other business ventures. "Trump Steaks, we sell the steaks through my clubs. I have many clubs and hotels," Trump said, explaining that these sales were an "offshoot" of Trump Steaks. He added: "We do a tremendous steak business."
Watch the full clip below. Becca Stanek
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