Inside the Factory Making Trump Masks
A factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, is mass producing masks of presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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Masks of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are seen drying on shelves at Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, on May 25, 2016. There's no masking the facts. One Chinese factory is expecting Donald Trump to beat his likely U.S. presidential rival Hilary Clinton in the popularity stakes. At the Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory, a Halloween and party supply business that produces thousands of rubber and plastic masks of everyone from Osama Bin Laden to Spiderman, masks of Donald Trump and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton are being churned out.
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Sales of the two expected presidential candidates are at about half a million each but the factory management believes Trump will eventually run out. "Even though the sales are more or less the same, I think in 2016 this mask will completely sell out," said factory manager Jacky Chen, indicating a Trump mask.
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Molds for the different masks line the shelves at the crafts factory.
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A worker paints a mask of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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While surrounded by Trump masks, a worker double checks one.
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A worker compares two Trump masks.
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The manager of Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory wears a mask of Trump as he poses after talking to reporters.
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Masks of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lie in a box.
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Masks of different politicians are displayed in the showroom of Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory.
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