Did Lego Pull Products Featuring Police and Rescue Workers?

No.

By Alec Dent

Jun 4, 2020

On Thursday, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale accused the Lego Group of “erasing cops” by pulling products that feature police, along with the White House set.

This is nuts.@LEGO_Group is removing playsets featuring police, firefighters & emergency vehicles.

Even ditching an adult White House kit.

We ought to stress the good in law enforcement for kids.

What does @JoeBiden think about LEGO erasing cops?https://t.co/NMzHHe6qyI
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) June 4, 2020

Similar claims were made by other Twitter users, including DeAnna Lorraine, a Republican who ran in the top-two primary election for the seat currently held by Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

https://twitter.com/DeAnna4Congress/status/1268330773561532418

https://twitter.com/theepictheymer/status/1268299640828506114

The basis for these claims is an article—linked to in several of the tweets—from The Toy Book, a toy industry trade magazine, about an email the Lego Group sent to affiliate marketers on Tuesday. The email asked for products featuring police and other emergency response services “to be removed from sites and any marketing ASAP.” As Parscale mentioned in his tweet, Lego’s White House play set was also included in the list of products.

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