The battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is playing out in Clevelandās public square, where enterprising Americans are hawking provocative, and sometimes highly offensive, political paraphernalia.
One man is doing brisk business selling āHillary for Prisonā hats, buttons and T-shirts.
Others are offering apparel that references Monica Lewinsky. One T-shirt shows Trump racing toward the Whitehouse on a chopper bike, with Clinton falling off the back.
One vendor, who was sporting a stars and stripes stovetop hat Thursday, is finding plenty of takers for his āStop Trump Save Americaā buttons.
He said heās worried about the āclimateā he sees Trump creating. āWe see a resurgence of Jim Crowism,ā he said. āWe see a resurgence of black versus white, brown versus black.ā
An artist is there selling prints of his pro-Trump paintings, including one featuring a Mexican border wall so big it appears visible from space. A huge bald eagle soars overhead.
āThereās people coming into the home over the back wall and they shouldnāt be coming into our home,ā the artist said. āCome in through the door.ā
Red ball caps with Trumpās famous āMake America Great Againā slogan are also popular. Theyāre selling at a price of one for $20 or two for $30.
Among those taking in the spectacle Thursday was Brexit-proponent Nigel Farage, who told CTVās Chief News Anchor Lisa LaFlamme heās there to explain how his U.K. Independence party āoverturned the establishment.ā
āThere's a lot of news agencies and politicians in America that want to know how did we do it, and is it relevant to what's happening here in November?ā Farage said.
LaFlamme asked about the comparisons to the Republicanās nominee.
āDonald Trump doesnāt drink, doesn't smoke and he's worth a lot of money,ā Farage said. āSo on those three counts, we're completely different.ā
