By Janet I. Tu

The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — President Donald Trump has come out swinging against Nordstrom on behalf of his daughter.

In a tweet Wednesday morning, he attacked Nordstrom, saying, “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!”

Nordstrom said last week it would stop carrying Ivanka Trump merchandise this season, citing the line’s sales performance. The Seattle-based retailer said it would sell off remaining inventory but did not purchase more for the season.

Nordstrom declined to say if the decision was permanent.

Ivanka Trump’s label fired back, saying the brand had a “significant” sales increase last year and that Nordstrom had purchased clothes from the line for this spring.

Nordstrom’s decision led to calls for a boycott of the retailer from Trump supporters. Earlier, the retailer had been the subject of a boycott call from anti-Trump activists who wanted the retailer to drop the Ivanka Trump line.

Nordstrom did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Neiman Marcus and Belk also reportedly are dropping the Ivanka Trump line from their stores. Anti-Trump activists are pressuring Macy’s to drop the line as well.

Reaction to President Trump’s tweet was swift.

Nordstrom shares dipped slightly after the president’s tweet but were back up Wednesday. Shares were trading at around $42.70 before the tweet, then fell as low as $42.33 shortly after the tweet. Share prices were back up to $43.11 around midday Wednesday.