Trump Sends Letter to Arkansas Distillery Recognizing Them For Making Hand Sanitizer

An Arkansas distillery, Rock Town Distillery, received a letter from President Trump, “recognizing” them “for their efforts in assisting in the battle against the coronavirus by making sanitizer.”

We were humbled & honored to receive this letter from the President of The US, recognizing our team for their efforts in assisting in the battle against the coronavirus by making sanitizer. It is amazing to be recognized by our President for doing our part. #sanitizer

We were humbled & honored to receive this letter from the President of The US, recognizing our team for their efforts in assisting in the battle against the coronavirus by making sanitizer. It is amazing to be recognized by our President for doing our part. #sanitizer pic.twitter.com/K7xuTJy9Ym

— Rock Town Distillery (@rocktowndistill) April 9, 2020

White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere retweeted their tweet saying that President Trump was “proud to learn about this great Arkansas company and their efforts” to fight against the Coronavirus.

Donald Trump was proud to learn about this great Arkansas company and their efforts to assist in the fight against #COVID19 and keep our country healthy and safe.

.@realDonaldTrump was proud to learn about this great Arkansas company and their efforts to assist in the fight against #COVID19 and keep our country healthy and safe. https://t.co/TwS9RYeyM6

— Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) April 10, 2020

Sarah Sanders thanked Deere in a tweet for making sure that Trump “knew about this great company.” She thanked the company and used the hashtag, Arkansas Strong.

Love that fellow Arkansan Judd Deere made sure Donald Trump knew about this great company. Thank you Rock Town Distillery! #ArkansasStrong

Love that fellow Arkansan @JuddPDeere45 made sure @realDonaldTrump knew about this great company. Thank you @rocktowndistill! #ArkansasStrong https://t.co/FTQS6H7ouY

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) April 10, 2020

Previously, their efforts had been reported by local news agencies and they had made a post on Facebook saying that they are “scaling to be in full production of hand sanitizer.” A 375ml bottle can be purchased for $8 and with a one per person limit.