On Monday, President Donald Trump "declassified" an image of the dog wounded in the raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
On Tuesday, the Trump campaign began raising campaign funds "in honor of all the great dogs who serve our country."
Campaign manager Brad Parscale announced the campaign would be selling $15 "USA camo dog bandanas" because the 2020 re-election campaign "salutes our 4-legged heroes!"
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USA Camo Dog Bandana on the Trump re-election campaign website (screengrab)[/caption]
Trump's campaign has made merchandising a centerpiece of its fundraising effort.
"The Trump campaign’s success in churning out merchandise partly reflects its streamlined nature," Politico reported in July. "Parscale, a relative political newcomer who spent nearly two decades in the marketing and advertising industry, has assembled a tight-knit operation designed to execute quickly. It has given the Trump team the ability to seize moments in real-time."
Watch MSNBC's Katy Tur explain how the Trump campaign uses merchandise sales for data mining:
