Trump stomps on MAGA-themed California winery in trademark spat

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 23, 2026 · 692 words · By Katie Jerkovich

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Trump stomps on MAGA-themed California winery in trademark spat See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 9

Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

Trump stomps on MAGA-themed California winery in trademark spat See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleThe owner of a MAGA-themed winery in California is locked in a battle with President Trump over the trademark to its wine collection honoring the president.

Common ground

Paul Johnson, the owner of the Republican Red Winery in Monterey, told The California Post he launched his “45-47” collection, an obvious nod to Trump who is the 45th and 47th President of the United States, in January 2024, before Trump won his second term.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump who is the 45th and 47th President of the United States”

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Wikipedia and the official White House website confirm Donald Trump is the 47th president and previously served as the 45th.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-trump/

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Claim 2: “companies affiliated with Trump — Trump Wine Marks, LLC, CIC Operations LLC, and DTTM Operations LLC — have filed a claim with the US Patent and Trademark Office to stop the trademark of Republican Red’s “45-47””

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The claim appears in a web search result regarding a trademark dispute, but no official USPTO filing documents or multiple independent news reports were provided to corroborate the specific entities involved.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2017 ... The trademark examining attorney has carefully reviewed applicant's request for reconsideration filed October 3, 2017, and is denying the.
https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-86604350-EXA-21.pd…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 31, 2023 ... Hope they are selling this at the Trump University student store this Fall ! The scams never end with this tool ! 2y. Michelle Elsworth.
https://www.facebook.com/DeanofRadio/posts/why-is-trump-able…

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web search NEUTRAL — Influenza and public health: learning trom past pandemics / edited by Tamara Giles-Vernick and Susan Craddock; with Jennifer Gunn.
http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/44993/1/319.p…

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Claim 3: “I had a cordial conversation with Eric Trump in October 2024. He was aware of our 45-47 bottle and had no issue with it at that time”

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This specific conversation is mentioned in the context of the trademark dispute article, but there is no second independent source confirming the conversation occurred.

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web search NEUTRAL — Eric Frederick Trump is an American businessman, political activist, and former reality television presenter. He is the third child and second son of U.S. president Donald Trump and his first wife, Iv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Paul Johnson, the owner of the Republican Red Winery in Monterey, told The California Post he launched his “45-47” collection, an obvious nod to Trump who is the 45th and 47th President of the United …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/trump-stomps-on-maga-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump teased the return of the president’s failed Trump Vodka brand on Instagram, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trolling again.
https://www.kron4.com/news/california/newsom-wine-california…

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Claim 4: “We were issued a patent mark a few months ago for our 45-47 label in the wine category.”

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The search results provided for this claim are general definitions of the Republican Party and do not mention the winery's trademark status.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing to far-right political party in the United States. It emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_State…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Republican Party, one of the two major political parties, alongside the Democratic Party, in the United States. Also known as the Grand Old Party, or GOP, the Republican Party is the large…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Republican-Party

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web search NEUTRAL — By providing your phone number, you are consenting to receive calls and recurring SMS/MMS messages, including artificial, pre-recorded, autodialed and automated calls and texts, to that number from th…
https://www.gop.com/

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Claim 5: “In June 2025, Johnson said he filed for the “45-47” trademark”

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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing the Apostle Paul and a 2011 movie, providing no information about Paul Johnson's trademark filing in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" (Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Modern: Sha'ûl, Tiberian: Šā'ûl), perhaps after the biblical King Saul, the first king of Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 · St. Paul the Apostle was one of the early Christian leaders and is often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. Of the 27 books of the Ne…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-Apostle

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2011 · Paul: Directed by Greg Mottola. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard. Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/

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Claim 6: “the president, who famously doesn’t drink alcohol”

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Multiple independent sources (BBC, Business Insider, and a cross-reference) confirm that Donald Trump does not drink alcohol.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 20, 2025 ... Donald Trump once said that not drinking was "one of my only good traits." Just before he left office, former President Joe Biden, a fellow ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-alcohol-sober-surgeon-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 19, 2017 ... "I've never had a drink," Donald Trump told Fox News after his election last November. Unlike George W Bush, who was teetotal in office after ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38651623

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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 ... Despite the viral reaction, there is no confirmed evidence that Trump consumed alcohol during the dinner. The video itself does not reveal ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/does-donald-trump-drink-…

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Claim 7: “Johnson’s winery also sells a variety of other Trump-themed wines, including Chardonnays labeled “Drain the Swamp” and “Drill Baby Drill.””

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The search results provided are general information about the Republican Party and do not mention specific wine labels like 'Drain the Swamp' or 'Drill Baby Drill'.

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Claim 8: “Paul Johnson, the owner of the Republican Red Winery in Monterey, told The California Post he launched his “45-47” collection... in January 2024”

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The claim is found in a specific web search result describing a trademark spat, but no other independent news sources were provided to corroborate the specific date of January 2024 or the statement to The California Post.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. It is produced and consumed in many regions around the world, in a wide variety of styles which ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 2, 2024 ... I'll be joining Trace Gallagher on Fox News to talk about Republican Red Winery, building a conservative wine brand, and our newest launch, The ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_bIc52uqL6/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 ... After the Wahala , Take the Wine Some journalists and guests were seen harvesting wines shortly after the Correspondents Dinner being ...
https://www.facebook.com/adegbenro.adebanjo.5/posts/after-th…

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Claim 9: “He also has a red named in honor of the actions the US took against Iran called “Epic Fury.””

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