It was a different era. Bush and the old Republican guard were never imaginative nor were they product people. Trump started with his signature red hat but look

It was a different era. Bush and the old Republican guard were never imaginative nor were they product people. Trump started with his signature red hat but look at what it blossomed into. No one should have been surprised. Trump has a long history of being a product person (Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Vodka, Trump Fragrance, Trump Mattresses, Trump: The Game etc.) You also have to consider that the pre Web 2.0 world of the internet during the Bush years also had less opportunity of flooding the market with branded crap. You had to call a phone number or mail out a money order to order merch.