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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Today is Small Business Saturday. There is a small, family-owned business in the small town of Show Low in Navajo County, Ariz., which sells a huge range of items that lauds¹, celebrates and otherwise supports that marketing² celebrity³ who is president of the United States, Donald Trump⁴. KNAU's Aaron Granillo brings us there.

AARON GRANILLO, BYLINE⁵: A steady stream of customers arrive every morning at the Trumped⁶ Store and coffee house. Barista Sean Lynch whips up a latte underneath⁷ a sign that reads Making Coffee Great Again. He pours foam⁸ over espresso and milk, still fine-tuning his latte artwork.

SEAN LYNCH: Sometimes I'll make random⁹ abstract shapes and I'll be like, look; that's Trump's head. People will be like, no way. Just kidding - I really can't make that good yet.

GRANILLO: The store is full of customers from all over the states. Some come for the coffee, others for the vast collection of Trump-inspired merch. Rosemary Quesenberry drove three hours to buy a shirt.

ROSEMARY QUESENBERRY: So I'm picking up the medium T-shirt again, I'm an adorable deplorable.

KAREN MCKEAN: Yay.

QUESENBERRY: Yeah.

GRANILLO: The couple cheering her on - Steve Slaton and Karen McKean. They own the shop. They have Trump teddy bears and rubber ducks, mugs and children's books. There's even a Trump toilet paper roll holder¹⁰ in the restroom. When you pull the TP, it literally¹¹ delivers the president's message.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Our leaders are stupid, our politicians are stupid. We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning.

STEVE SLATON: I forget how we even stumbled on the toilet roll. He found it somehow, and it's been a huge hit.

GRANILLO: Slaton and McKean opened the store in 2016. They converted this former mechanic's garage into an unofficial campaign headquarters for then-candidate Donald Trump.

MCKEAN: We're passionate¹² conservatives. We're here to hopefully keep this very, very conservative area and keep it a strong republic. So that's why we so strongly support the president's policies.

GRANILLO: The city of Show Low is a conservative stronghold. Registered Republicans here outnumber Democrats¹³ 3 to 1. But not everybody here likes The Trumped Store. It's been vandalized, and the owners say they sometimes receive threatening calls. It's also a popular location for peaceful protests. Eric Kramer is chairman of Navajo County Democrats.

ERIC KRAMER: Every once in a while, we have demonstrations¹⁴ in the park next to them.

GRANILLO: Kramer doesn't think The Trumped Store had any effect on the area's Republican voting record in the midterms. After all, he says, Navajo County, outside of Show Low, has more Democrats than Republicans.

KRAMER: We saw a very good turnout, and that's part of what helped us to win statewide offices for the first time in many, many years. We're feeling good about the direction of things.

GRANILLO: So are Steve Slaton and Karen McKean. They even have plans to expand The Trumped Store.

MCKEAN: There's another room over there that's not developed yet. Our plan is to make it a Trump Wine Bar.

GRANILLO: With Trump Wine.

MCKEAN: Of course.

(LAUGHTER)

SLATON: And nothing else.

GRANILLO: For NPR News, I'm Aaron Granillo in Show Low, Ariz.

1 lauds   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The work lauds the victor, Liu Bang. 该曲歌颂了胜利者刘邦。 来自互联网
• The modern world lauds them for their vigor and intensity of purpose, and for their accomplishment. 诸君之祖先曾以大无畏之精神，冒不可思议之困难，筚路褴褛以开发新大陆。 来自互联网

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 trumped   

v.（牌戏）出王牌赢（一牌或一墩）( trump的过去分词 )；吹号公告，吹号庆祝；吹喇叭；捏造

参考例句：

• That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him. 那个女人捏造种种毫无根据的罪名指控他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job. 他的几位同事诬告他，使他丟掉了工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

8 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

9 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

10 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

11 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

12 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

13 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。