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Kai Trump, granddaughter of President Donald J. Trump and daughter of Donald Trump Jr., is facing hysterical accusations online for allegedly copying the logo from NFL star Travis Kelce’s fashion line.
The 18-year-old Trump launched her own sweatshirt brand over the weekend, debuting the apparel with a bold “KT” monogram. Kai even filmed her campaign video on the White House lawn, which, naturally, triggered the usual suspects.
Critics, primarily from the same circles that once canceled gas stoves and Mr. Potato Head, are now frothing at the mouth over what they say is a knockoff of Kelce’s “TK” logo from his American Eagle partnership Tru Kolors. The horror!
“Hey, Travis … I believe you already have this brand logo?” one outraged Swiftie posted on X. Another demanded legal action: “Your logo is already trademarked by American Eagle/Travis Kelce. Of course, you’re a Trump so you think you can do whatever you want with no repercussions.”
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To clarify: Kai’s logo features Kai Trump’s initials—“KT”—and appears on sweatshirts priced at $130. It comes in white, black, and navy. That’s it. No footballs, no friendship bracelets, no stadium deals.
Meanwhile, Kelce’s “TK” branding launched back in August with American Eagle. His collection, announced just one day after his engagement to pop icon Taylor Swift (cue fireworks and feminist think-pieces), includes varsity-inspired pieces like rugby polos, cricket sweaters, and utility cargos. It’s a full-fledged campaign featuring big names like gymnast Sunisa Lee and college football star Jeremiah Smith. Price points range from $14.95 to $179.95.
Yet somehow, a teenager’s monogrammed hoodie has incited more outrage than Biden’s autopen scandal.
Kelce hasn’t commented, and neither has American Eagle—perhaps because there’s not much of a case here. Two interlocking letters that happen to mirror each other? Welcome to the alphabet.
As for the accusations of Kai using the White House “for profit,” let’s not forget that Hollywood celebrities have used the same grounds for everything from music videos to taxpayer-funded Netflix content. But a Trump teenager standing on the lawn in a sweatshirt? That’s where they draw the line?
One critic wrote, “Ripped off the logo too. Like mother like daughter.” Another added, “Using our White House to promote your new clothing line is not only a bad idea, but you are also copying Travis’s logo.” The moral panic would be amusing—if it weren’t so predictably hypocritical.
Kai, who has committed to the University of Miami, is hardly the first teen to launch a fashion line. But in today’s culture war, even her wardrobe choices can’t escape the left’s outrage machine.
Let’s be real: if this had been Hunter Biden’s daughter hawking $130 sweatshirts on the South Lawn, Vogue would’ve called it “Gen Z entrepreneurship at its finest.”
