Trump’s Charlottesville Winery Has Absolutely No Connection To Him
The winery that Trump has claimed to own denies having anything to do with him.
At the tail end of President Donald Trump's ill-fated press conference earlier this week at which he claimed there was "blame on both sides" for the violence in Charlottesville, Trump boasted of owning a winery in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"I own actually one of the largest wineries in the United States. It is in Charlottesville."
He repeated this fun fact multiple times.
And it did not go unnoticed.
#Trump's casual braggadocio at the end of his presser about his giant #winery in #Charlottesville was in a way the scariest moment of all.
— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) August 15, 2017
Reporter: “Are you going to visit #Charlottesville?”
— Matt Smethurst (@MattSmethurst) August 16, 2017
Trump: “Did you know I own a huge winery there?”
No words. pic.twitter.com/HjobQtUXel
A horrific tragedy happened in Charlottesville. Will you be going there to show your support to victims?
— Anne Wheaton (@AnneWheaton) August 16, 2017
"I own a house and a winery there!" https://t.co/pwykKqAAr3
But we have a fun fact of our own: turns out this "Trump winery" in fact does not belong to Donald Trump at all. They even have disclaimers on their website clarifying as much:
"Trump Winery is a registered trade name of Eric Trump Wine Manufacturing LLC, which is not owned, managed, or affiliated with Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, or any of their affiliates."
This it TOO hilarious - or sick. Trump Winery has a legal disclaimer on its site about NOT being associated with Donald Trump!! Only Eric. pic.twitter.com/4JLz0i5JUj
— Robert Elisberg (@relisberg) August 16, 2017
To make matters worse for Donald, Annette Boyd, a director of the Virginia wine board, tells us that it is not one of the largest wineries of its kind in the U.S. It's not even the largest winery in Virginia.
Again, Twitter had to rub it in.
Trump: "I have a house in #Charlottesville"
— Ryan Adams (@filmystic) August 18, 2017
Media: House? You mean winery?
Trump: ...Yes
Trump™ Winery: "We have no affiliation with Trump." pic.twitter.com/NQhCLaQukt
It's OK that you don't own everything, Donald...
H/T-indy100, trumpwinery