Turning the Grab Your Wallet ember into a blaze
Shannon Coulter's efforts to boycott Trump products has turned her into an unlikely campaign general
San Francisco
SITTING in a basement office that she rents by the hour, Shannon Coulter ticks off the activities she gave up in defiance of President Donald Trump: renting movies with her husband on Amazon, and shopping at Nordstrom, Macy's and other retailers that sell Ivanka Trump's products.
A Nordstrom bag sat on a nearby table. It represents a victory lap of sorts for Ms Coulter, who has almost single-handedly spearheaded a retail revolt against the president and his family. She was wearing a new silver Elizabeth and James lariat necklace purchased at the department store soon after it scrubbed Ms Trump's name from its website.
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