Gamer Supps Receives Cease and Decist from Dept of Homeland Security For Using President’s Likeness, Then Trolls Them Back

On June 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to Gamer Supps instructing the supplement company to immediately remove their LEAN products, which contained an “unauthorized and inaccurate depiction of the President of the United States”.[1] You can see the tub below, courtesy of archive websites.[2]

Gamer Supps Cease and Decist Letter

On June 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to Gamer Supps instructing the supplement company to immediately remove their LEAN products

Gamer Supps posted the DHS / Secret Service letter to their Twitter account on June 11, 2024, but has since taken it down (archives are still available).[3]

Gamer Supps Responds with Troll Reply

Not to be deterred, Gamer Supps fired back on June 12, 2024, posting they have a new flavor available,[4] updating their website to display a tub with Groucho Marx glasses on Joe Bidan.[5]

Gamer Supps LEAN Trolling Secret Service

Will trolling the US Secret Service pay off? We’re excited to find out…

Time will tell if the DHS will take this lightly, but for the time being, the brand is likely enjoying massive amounts of traffic and discussion, and could potentially significantly profit off of the debacle.

What’s in GG Supps LEAN?

For any of our readers interested in the formula, you can see it in the image below:

Gamer Supps Lean Ingredients Unfortunately, a proprietary blend that is oddly-labeled using micrograms.

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About the Author: Mike Roberto

Mike Roberto

Mike Roberto is a research scientist and water sports athlete who founded PricePlow. He is an n=1 diet experimenter with extensive experience in supplementation and dietary modification, whose personal expertise stems from several experiments done on himself while sharing lab tests.

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References

  1. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service. “Re: Cease and Decist Notice. Unauthorized Depiction of the POTUS in GG Energy: LEAN and GG Caffeine Free: LEAN”. 04 Jun. 2024. https://archive.is/OLakC/d9124bd7be2c3d57cd3dc0a15df9f0fc0ad82a35.png
  2. Gamer Supps. “Lean – 100 Servings”. Archived 31 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240531041958/https://gamersupps.gg/products/lean-100-servings / https://archive.is/KlFHx
  3. Gamer Supps. “Effective immediately we can no longer sell GG Energy: LEAN or GG Caffeine Free: LEAN…”. Twitter. 11 Jun 2024. Archived at https://archive.is/OLakC
  4. Gamer Supps. “hey gang BRAND NEW GG FLAVOR: LEAN live now for a limited time…”. Twitter. 12 Jun 2024. Archived at https://archive.is/M0XML
  5. Gamer Supps. “Lean – 100 Servings”. Archived 12 Jun 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240612214703/https://gamersupps.gg/products/lean-100-servings / https://archive.is/U4fDu

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