Trump and his 2020 primary challenger are both selling black markers now
GOP primary challenger Joe Walsh is trying to mark his mark on the presidential race. But once again, President Trump has beat him to it.
On Friday, Walsh attempted to zing Trump by launching a new product in his campaign store: A black Sharpie that reads "Don't Lie," as if it's an instruction to Trump. But Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale beat him to punch, unveiling an "official Donald Trump" marker reminiscent of the one Trump seemingly used to mark up a hurricane map just a few hours before Walsh debuted his own.
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Walsh, meanwhile, has an objectively worse deal. Instead of five of Trump's markers for $15, he's offering one big Sharpie for a $25 donation. Kathryn Krawczyk
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