Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and 'The Apprentice' show star, is threatening an online internet campaigner with a $25 million lawsuit over a campaign that encourage Macy's to drop Trump's products from its shelves along with his face from their advertising.
Trump's attorney, Alan Garten, has sent a letter to Angelo Carusone, who launched an online petition with a lawsuit for "not less than $25,000,000" if he continues his campaign.
Trump's attorney told the Guardian that Carusone was "a loser" and should give up on the petition which managed to garner 685,000 signatures. The petition was created on SignOn.org and urges Macy's Chairman, CEO and President Terry J. Lundgren to stop selling Trump's fragrance and clothing lines at Macy's stores, because of Trump's "especially unpleasant, nasty and despicable behavior." The petition goes on to say that Trump has expressed "sexist behavior" and the perpetuation of the "birth theory" that President Barack Obama may not have been born in the United States.
Macy's has so far stood by Trump. Chief Executive Terry Lundgren responded last year by noting that the department store's merchandise and marketing didn't reflect "any political position."
Caruson retaliated by saying he will not take down his petition and said "Donald Trump's attempt to silence me will not work."
"I've dealt with enough bullies and know better than to succumb to intimidation. By threatening me, Trump is only reinforcing the point that we've been trying to get Macy's to recognize: that Trump's brand is consequence-free bullying and chicanery; it shouldn't be rewarded," he said in a statement.
Trump has been on a lawsuit frenzy as of late. He is already in the process of suing comedian Bill Maher for $5 million after he suggested that Trump was spawned from sex between a human and an orangutan. Trump also sued former Miss USA contestant Sheena Monnin in June for calling the beauty pageant "rigged".
