I'm owner of Ace Specialties.

我是王牌特產的老闆。

Ace Specialties is a promotional product supplier.

Ace Specialties是一家促銷產品供應商。

- [Narrator] Based in Lafayette, Louisiana,

- [旁白]總部設在路易斯安那州的拉斐特。

Ace Specialties is the Trump campaign's

王牌特產是特朗普競選團隊的。

official merchandise distributor.

官方商品經銷商。

- This is our facility here in Lafayette.

- 這是我們在拉斐特的設施。

We have of course our official MAGA hat,

當然，我們有我們的官方MAGA帽子。

that sells like hotcakes.

賣得很火爆。

The official Trump navy MAGA t-shirt,

特朗普官方的海軍MAGA T恤。

it's definitely the top seller.

它絕對是最暢銷的。

Build The Wall

建造長城

which is definitely an American favorite.

這絕對是美國人的最愛。

This is our Trump MAGA mug that we have sold thousands of,

這是我們的特朗普MAGA杯，我們已經賣出了上千只。

because everyone loves waking up remembering that

因為每個人都喜歡在醒來時想起

President Trump is their president.

特朗普總統是他們的總統。

So this shirt is the LGBTQ for Trump shirt,

所以這件襯衫是特朗普的LGBTQ襯衫。

beautiful design, and we have sold so many.

美麗的設計，我們已經賣了這麼多。

One of our top items in the pet category

我們的寵物類別中最受歡迎的產品之一

is definitely by far the MAGA leash.

絕對是迄今為止的MAGA束縛。

- [Narrator] Any purchase of

- [旁白]任何購買

official Trump campaign merchandise,

特朗普的官方競選商品。

counts as a campaign contribution.

算作競選捐款。

According to a representative from the Trump campaign,

據特朗普競選團隊的一位代表說。

more than 20 million dollars worth of merchandise

兩千多萬美金的商品

has been sold since July of 2016.

自2016年7月起，已售出。

- The way we normally work with clients is,

- 我們平時與客戶合作的方式是。

we pick out merchandise, we collaborate with the company,

我們挑選商品，我們與公司合作。

and then we fulfill the orders,

然後我們完成訂單。

and we charge a fulfillment fee.

並且我們收取履行費。

- [Narrator] Before she landed the deal with Trump,

- [旁白]在她與特朗普達成協議之前，

Mahfouz specialized in uniform components

Mahfouz專門生產統一部件

for the oil and gas industry.

石油和天然氣行業的。

- So around 2015,

- 所以在2015年前後。

the oil industry in this area was hit very hard.

這個地區的石油工業受到了非常嚴重的打擊。

In fact, Lafayette, Louisiana was one of the hardest hit

事實上，路易斯安那州的拉斐特是受災最嚴重的地區之一。

when it came to job losses across the United States.

當談到全美就業崗位流失時。

And I just woke up one day and I was like,

有一天，我剛醒來，我很喜歡。

I don't know how I'm gonna pay my bills.

我不知道我怎麼支付賬單。

And I literally prayed everyday,

而我真的每天都在祈禱。

asking for direction, asking for you know,

問明方向，問你知道。

give me a sign, please tell me what I'm supposed to do.

給我一個信號，請告訴我 我應該做什麼。

When President Trump announced he was running,

當特朗普總統宣佈參選。

as he was coming down the escalator,

當他從自動扶梯上下來的時候。

I saw a few people wearing t-shirts or holding t-shirts,

我看到有幾個人穿著T恤或拿著T恤。

and I said, that's it.

我說，就是這樣。

- [Narrator] Mahfouz already had a connection

- [旁白]馬赫福茲已經有了聯繫

with Donald Trump's son Eric, through his foundation.

與唐納德-特朗普的兒子埃裡克，通過他的基金會。

- My best friend and I,

- 我和我最好的朋友。

we started a non-profit organization,

我們成立了一個非營利組織。

raising money for St. Jude Hospital in 2007,

2007年為聖裘德醫院籌款。

and we met Eric in 2011.

我們在2011年認識了Eric。

It was sort of like an instant connection.

這有點像瞬間連接。

We had the same passion for raising money

我們都有同樣的熱情來籌集資金

for kids with cancer.

為患癌症的孩子。

So I reached out to someone in the Trump org,

所以我聯繫了特朗普組織的人。

who then connected me with the campaign team.

然後他把我和競選團隊聯繫起來。

- [Narrator] Mahfouz made her pitch at Trump Tower in 2015.

- 解說】2015年，馬赫福茲在特朗普大廈進行了投稿。

- We went up to New York and we did a great presentation,

- 我們去了紐約，我們做了一個很好的介紹。

shark tank style.

鯊魚缸式。

So when they called him to come down to look at everything,

所以當他們叫他下來看一切的時候。

I was confident, I knew the numbers,

我很自信，我知道數字。

I knew the presentation, I knew the website.

我知道介紹，我知道網站。

So when he looked at me and he said,

所以當他看著我，他說。

how fast can we get this done?

我們能多快完成這個任務？

And I said you know, give me a week

我說你知道，給我一個星期的時間

and I will have a full blown fulfillment

我就會有一個全面的滿足。

center merchandise ready to go.

中心商品準備就緒。

And I did it.

而我做到了。

From the get go, we started to see

從一開始，我們就開始看到

overwhelming support for President Trump.

對特朗普總統的壓倒性支持。

We were at a point where we were shipping

我們在一個點上，我們在運輸

eight to ten thousand packages a day.

一天八千到一萬個包裹。

It was unbelievable.

這真是不可思議。

Orders from all across the country.

來自全國各地的訂單。

We went from 12 employees to having almost 60,

我們從12名員工變成了近60名。

nearly 24 hours a day schedule.

幾乎每天24小時的時間表。

We had fast growth very quickly.

我們的增長速度非常快。

(cheering)

（歡呼聲）

I think my greatest memory was election night,

我想我最深刻的記憶是選舉之夜。

we brought nine suitcases full of MAGA hats.

我們帶來了九個手提箱滿MAGA帽子。

I never had a doubt.

我從來沒有懷疑過。

(cheering)

（歡呼聲）

I knew we were gonna win.

我知道我們會贏。

There was never, ever a doubt in our mind.

在我們的心中，從來、從來沒有懷疑過。

The best selling product obviously for the campaign

活動中最暢銷的產品顯然是

is 100% the MAGA hat, the red MAGA hat

是100%的MAGA帽子，紅色的MAGA帽子。

has been our number one product.

一直是我們的頭號產品。

- [Narrator] The MAGA hats are made in Los Angeles.

- [旁白]MAGA的帽子是在洛杉磯製造的。

According to the Trump campaign,

根據特朗普競選活動的說法。

hundreds of thousands of the hats have been sold.

數十萬頂帽子已被售出。

- So when Kanye tweeted out his photo with the MAGA hat,

- 所以當Kanye在推特上晒出他與MAGA帽子的照片時。

we started to see lots of orders come in,

我們開始看到很多訂單進來。

lots of support from new supporters,

很多新支持者的支持。

everyone wanting a MAGA hat.

每個人都想要一個MAGA的帽子。

If it's not green underneath, it's not official.

如果下面不是綠色的，那就不是官方的。

When we see articles, when we see reports that you know,

當我們看到文章，當我們看到報道，你知道。

the hats are made in China or

帽子是中國製造或

that we were selling China made hats at the inauguration,

我們在就職典禮上出售中國製造的帽子。

it's not true you know.

這是不正確的，你知道。

The news media didn't do their research because,

新聞媒體沒有做調查，因為。

if you look at the official hat, it's green,

如果你看官方的帽子，它是綠色的。

and if it's not green, it's not official.

如果不是綠色的，就不是官方的。

With this experience,

有了這個經驗。

Ace has definitely received national attention.

王牌》無疑受到了全國的關注。

We are definitely more confident

我們肯定更有信心

when approaching bigger opportunities to say you know,

當接近更大的機會時，說你知道。

did you know that we are the

你知道嗎，我們是

official supplier for the Trump campaign?

特朗普競選的官方供應商？

People think you know,

人們認為你知道。

if she could do that and handle all the volume,

如果她能做到這一點，並處理所有的體積。

than we definitely know she's a great partner for us.

我們肯定知道她是我們的好夥伴。