A pro MAGA clothing line is in hot water with the FTC after falsely claiming their clothes were manufactured in the United States.
Lions Not Sheep Products, LLC, and its owner Sean Whalen has been hit with a hefty fine from the Federal Trade Commission, which has urged the clothing company to “come clean” about their imported garments. Lions Not Sheep Products, LLC is accused of claiming their goods were made in the U.S. and even went as far as printing fake “Made in USA labels.”
According to the FTC’s original complaint, the company cut out tags that showed the garments originated in foreign countries and printed “Made in USA” on the neckline. This practice is believed to have occurred between May and October 2021.
“Whalen and Lions Not Sheep must stop claiming that products are made in the United States unless they can show that the product’s final assembly or processing,” the FTC stated.
Per its website, all products are imported “from multiple domestic and international vendors and suppliers” through a U.S.-based wholesaler who then ships them to America to be printed, tagged, and bagged.
Proof of Whalen’s deceit was shared on social media. In an October 2020 post, Whalen said in a video that he could hide the fact that the shirts were made in China by simply removing the original tags and replacing them with American labels.
Now, the lies have caught up to him and his pro-Trump brand, costing them $211,335 in fines.
Lions Not Sheep nor Whalen have responded publicly to the FTC’s claims.
