Trump and his 2020 primary challenger are both selling black markers now

Joe Walsh merchandise.
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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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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.