Indian company donates tea to ‘make Trump smarter’
4-year supply of 6,000 teabags gifted to presidential hopeful; company urges him to drink it ‘for world’s sake’
An Indian company said Thursday it had sent 6,000 green tea bags to White House hopeful Donald Trump, believing they would help him to become “smarter” and cleanse his soul.
An online video shows an enormous box of tea being delivered to Trump Towers in New York. The accompanying message read, “Dear Mr Trump, namaste from India, we are sending you lots and lots of natural green tea. It fights against harmful free radicals. It helps purify mind and body and regain a healthy balance. It has also proven to make people smarter.”
The unusual gift equals four years’ supply if drunk four times a day, so if elected it should last him throughout his term of office. The tea came from Kolkata-based Te-a-Me Teas, its executive director Sumit Shah told AFP.
The company set up a website, www.teafortrump.com, where people can tweet a message to Trump and urge him to drink the tea daily.
“We firmly believe green tea can do a lot of good to people. We thought green tea will help him (Trump) cleanse his mind, body and soul,” he said.
“Green tea is also proven to make people smarter. So our message is, please Mr Trump drink the tea. For your sake, for America’s sake, for the world’s sake.”
Trump, a political novice and a real estate tycoon, has riled critics with his radical views during an often vitriolic presidential campaign.
A video on the website delivers the following message to Trump and the world. “Donald Trump has got the whole world worried; Mexicans, Muslims, Jews, blacks, women, immigrants, gays, Democrats, Republicans. We can’t stop him, but maybe we can change him?”
Next week, Trump is set to be formally nominated to run against his Democratic rival, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
The Indian tea company said it wanted to instill responsible leadership among famous personalities across the world and denied the move was a publicity gimmick.
“We don’t even sell in the US. I guess with Trump it’s just about the timing (of our gesture),” Shah said.
