The Florida GOP Is Selling 'Alligator Alcatraz' Merch With No Remorse
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The controversial migrant detention center in the Everglades is now a tacky marketing opportunity for the MAGA set.
A migrant detention center surrounded by alligators that could potentially eat escapees is being exploited to raise money for the MAGA set.
The Florida Republican party is selling merch of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades despite ethical concerns.
The $30 T-shirts with a logo featuring an alligator and python on an entry walk, plus hats ($27) and beverage sleeves ($15), reportedly had brisk sales in its first few days online.
“We’ve sold thousands of shirts, thousands of hats, and thousands of koozies since then,” Florida GOP chair Evan Power told WPTV on Tuesday.
Amid criticism from human rights advocates about the center, Power said he had no moral reservations about the souvenirs: “It fires up our voters because they’re just tired of the Biden Administration prioritizing illegals over residents of Florida and residents of the United States of America.”
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