Vanity Fair breaks subscription record after Trump attack on Twitter

Vanity Fair magazine broke a record for subscriptions on the same day that President-elect Donald Trump blasted the magazine on Twitter, increasing subscribers a reported hundredfold.
The magazine had the highest number of subscriptions sold in a single day among Condé Nast publications on Thursday, the company told Folio Magazine.
A spokesperson tells me that yesterday @VanityFair had the highest number of subscriptions sold in a single day at @CondeNast. Story soon.
— Becky Peterson (@beckpeterson) December 16, 2016
The magazine put up a banner on its website following the criticism from Trump, calling itself the “magazine Trump doesn’t want you to read” and encouraging readers to subscribe.
{mosads}Trump targeted Vanity Fair on Twitter after the publication published a negative review of Trump Grill, calling it possibly the worst restaurant in America. According to the report by Folio, the review received 1 million unique views since Trump tweeted his criticism.
“Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of @VanityFair Magazine,” Trump tweeted, adding an attack at the magazine’s editor.
Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of @VanityFair Magazine. Way down, big trouble, dead! Graydon Carter, no talent, will be out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2016
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