Never Mind the Trump Boycott, 50,000 People Are Still Waiting for Bean Boots

How the now politically charged pair of hunting shoes came to be

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 Up until a few hours ago, L.L.Bean boots were the last article of clothing anyone would associate with politics. After all, walking in the snow isn't exactly a left or right thing—you just do it.

But when President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to Linda Bean, the granddaughter of company founder Leon Leonwood Bean, for giving $60,000 to Trump's PAC, Making America Great Again LLC, well, the snow hit the blower.

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