LISTEN: Smithfield store owner under fire for display of “Lyin’ Hillary Clinton” doll

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SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — An 81-year-old Rhode Island store owner has come under fire on social media for his display of a Hillary Clinton plush toy that dangles from a metal hook inside the store.

The Providence Journal reports that online comments mounted after a woman wrote a Facebook post on Tuesday about the pant-suited “Lyin’ Hillary Doll” displayed near a Trump sign at the Pleasant View Orchards store in Smithfield.

Owner Tony Polseno Jr. said Wednesday a customer had purchased the doll online and gave it to him. The doll makes statements that include, “Not a single one of my emails was classified,” when it’s squeezed.

Yelp and Facebook commenters are offended by the doll’s placement. Polseno says those comments reflect a misunderstanding and that the doll wasn’t meant to be offensive.

WPRO’s Dan Yorke went to Pleasant View Orchards in Smithfield to speak to Tony Polsena about the attention this story has been getting. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION BELOW:

WPRO’s John DePetro spoke to Polsena Thursday morning. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION BELOW:

WATCH THE VIDEO FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL BELOW:

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