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Some Trump supporters embrace 'Deplorables' label
A member of the audience snaps a photo of the "Deplorables" Darcy Butkus (from left), Becky Love, and Kathy Potts while Donald Trump surrogate and onetime Georgia lawmaker Newt Gingrich hosts a town hall at Kennesaw State University on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in Kennesaw. Gingrinch mentioned the deplorables in reference to comments made by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
Merchandise is available, social media is buzzing and some supporters are already clad in "Deplorables" T-shirts, embracing the label Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton used in a speech last week.
Clinton remarked: “You can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it." Georgia lawmaker Newt Gingrich
, where Darcy Butkus, Becky Love and Kathy Potts were in attendance wearing black T-shirts with the word “Deplorables” emblazoned across the front.
Website Etsy offers myriad "Deplorables" products including coffee mugs, hats and T-shirts.
The Republican presidential nominee has created an ad blasting Clinton for the statement:
