--- title: Donald Trump and L.L.Bean: Why He's Tweeting About L.L.Bean description: L.L.Bean got a big vote of support on Thursday morning from President-elect Donald Trump canonical: https://time.com/4632789/donald-trump-tweet-ll-bean/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-12T15:38:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:14.201Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here's Why Donald Trump Is Tweeting About L.L.Bean og:description: "Buy L.L.Bean," the president-elect urged og:url: https://time.com/4632789/donald-trump-tweet-ll-bean/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4509560e03fe321c/6988b54ce20a87a590a93ba8/llbean-company-donald-trump-donor-linda-bean-tweet-boycott.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Operations Inside The L.L. 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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday denied and denounced an unsubstantiated report that said Russia had compromising information about him, calling it an “absolute disgrace” during the first news conference he has hosted in about six months._ by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jan 12, 2017 3:38 PM UTC  Finished boots sit on a conveyor belt before being packaged at the L.L. Bean Inc. manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Maine on Sept. 9, 2015. Finished boots sit on a conveyor belt before being packaged at the L.L. Bean Inc. manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Maine on Sept. 9, 2015. Shiho Fukada—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jan 12, 2017 3:38 PM UTC [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com/) got a big vote of support on Thursday morning from the president-elect. [Donald Trump ](http://time.com/4631688/donald-trump-news-conference-what-to-know/)tweeted his support for the outdoor clothing company in response to outrage and [boycott threats](https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-12/u-s-intelligence-chief-tells-trump-he-s-dismayed-by-leaks) aimed at L.L.Bean after it was revealed last week that a member of the Bean family has donated to a political action committee supporting Trump. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/819541997325316096) Linda Bean, the granddaughter of company founder Leon Leonwood Bean, donated $60,000 to Making America Great Again LLC from August through October of last year, the [Associated Press reported](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bdb3f387893d4a6580decc8315f07f45/apnewsbreak-ll-bean-heiress-trouble-over-pro-trump-pac). However, the group was limited to receiving individual contributions of $5,000 at that time because it had not yet registered as a super PAC, according to the AP, and the Federal Election Commission sent the group a letter on Jan. 4 warning of the violation. The donations sparked a movement by anti-Trump group Grab Your Wallet, which called for a boycott of L.L.Bean last week. Since the report of the granddaughter’s donation, the Freeport, Maine-based company has gone on the defensive, posting a [330-word statement](https://www.facebook.com/llbean/posts/10154557395087415) on Facebook and emphasizing that Linda Bean’s views do not represent that company. In his tweet urging people to shop at L.L.Bean, Trump also tagged the Twitter handle for [Bean’s lobster company](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/dining/07lobs.html?pagewanted=all&%5Fr=0), Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine. ## Transcript As far as hacking, I think it was Russia. But I think we also get hacked by other countries, and other people. Hacking's bad, and it shouldn't be done. But look at the things that were hacked, look at what was learned from that hacking. I saw the information, I read the information outside of that meeting. It's all fake news, it's phony stuff. It didn't happen, and it was gotten by opponents of ours. I have no dealings with Russia. I have no deals in Russia. I have no deals that could have been in Russia because we've stayed away. And I have no loans with Russia. Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way. My two sons who are right here, Don and Eric, are going to be running the company. They are going to be running it in a very professional manner. They're not gonna discuss it with me. I'll be making the decision on who we will put up for Justice of the United States Supreme Court. A replacement for the great great Justice Scalia. That will be probably within two weeks of the 20th. I don't feel like waiting a year or a year and a half. We're gonna start building. Mexico in some form, and there are many different forms, will reimburse us. And they will reimburse us for the cost of the wall. That will happen. Whether it's a tax, or whether it's a payment, probably less likely that it's a payment. Well I'm not really seeing the tax returns, cuz as you know they're under audit. [ INAUDIBLE ] G I have never heard that. Ooh the G I have never heard that. I have never heard that. You know the only one who cares about my tax returns are the reporters okay. They are the only ones. No I dont think so. I won. I mean I became president. Go ahead. No not you. Not you your organisation is terrible. Your organization's terrible, let's go. Sir, sir. Go ahead. Quiet, quiet. Go ahead, she's asking a question, don't be rude. Can you give us a question? Don't be rude. Can you give us a question? Don't be rude, no I'm not going to give you a question. You are fake news. 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