As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”
Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear.
The shoes, gold lame high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as “Never Surrender High-Tops” for $399 on a new website that also sells Trump-branded “Victory47” cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle. He’d be the 47th president if elected again.
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Biden-Harris 2024 Communications Director Michael Tyler slammed the appearance, saying: “Donald Trump showing up to hawk bootleg Off-Whites is the closest he’ll get to any Air Force Ones ever again for the rest of his life.”
“These are the new AIR BONE SPURS. All proceeds go to Putin”
LMAO fucking loser
At least he didn’t show up at Petco with a bunch of golden retriever puppies…each $399.00 retail…get one now while they’re still smart.
So glad you said smart and not hot.
Gonna paraphrase another shoe salesmen with this one:
“The shoe has a pliant heel with a cork filling whereas [Trump] is a giant seal with a pork filling”
That slanders both giant seals and pork fillings.
He must have taken “Sneaker Con” literally.
He gets confused a lot…
Don’t you mean “CON-fused”?
That was bad and I feel bad.
Oh, please…CON-trol yourself! Don’t CON-cern yourself with his fragile little snowflake CON-servative feelings. CON-tinue on.
CON-gratultions on a well written post.
Maybe you’ll feel better in the long run now that you’ve gotten that out of you.
Well, he could host his own event, “Trump Con”, but that would be redundant.
Bad things happen in Philadelphia.
Trump is Super Genius Billionaire Businessman!
I have completely lost the ability to distinguish satire from reality. I’m assuming this is real bit damn if we don’t live in the worst timeline.
Hell. We’re all dead, and this is Hell.
Uh so what did the kids do?
Depending on the denomination, dying as a kid when you don’t accept Jesus as your savior is sufficient for damnation.
What about most of the rest of the world who believe in other stupid religions?
I’m not sure I understand the question.
I don’t know. Everyone talks about worst timeline…but what about worse scenarios? Like, don’t jinx the rest of us, dude!
We are living in a simulation that has gone off the rails and the admins have stopped the auto-rollback several times because they can’t stop laughing.
Will this be used for money laundering?
To donate to a presidential campaign, you must be a US citizen, and there’s a $3,300 cap. Anyone can buy sneakers, though, and they can buy as many as they want.
Like with the ghostwritten books where the RNC buys them up to give out as gifts?
No, never /s
Let me guess…
Made In China
That’s a con alright
They will be available for pre-order and they will take your money and you will never receive the shoe. I’m calling it.
Of course. Why pay the $3.50 to actually produce it? The people who buy this garbage clearly don’t mind being fleeced
They won’t produce it, and it will still somehow be all made in China
Once a con man always a con man. I don’t feel bad for the people who worship him and lose their money.
Those will be available in Marshalls soon.
Heres how this grift works, its become quite common and started with books. Once you know it you will see it all the time.
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Politician writes book = politicians pr firm hires ghost writer to write book.
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Politician says one controversial/spicy/tell all thing in book
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Politician goes on all news shows to promote book/super spicy new hot take
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Politicians PAC/dark money donor/political party/putin buys up millions of copy of said book injecting millions into campaign not subject to campaign finance laws that can be spent without regard to laws or limits because its “income”.
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This massive buy immediately puts book on best seller list while books sit in warehouse.
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Books in warehouse legitimately sold/given away at campaign events or give as " FREE" copy if you donate X amount today.
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Politician gets to be on all cable news shows, gets a massive injection of untraceable cash that isnt subject to campaign finance law, and now is a new york times best selling author. Win, win, win.
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Its just money laundering
Trumps shoes? Same as his super hero cards. Its a way to launder in untraceable money from putin, perhaps folks he sold nuclear secrets to, and god knows who else. If it doesnt seem to make sense that all of the sudden trump is selling sneakers its because it doesnt. Hes laundering dark money in full view of the public.
You would think by now AML investigators from every corner of the globe would be watching this guy’s accounts like a hawk with a microscope.
I know that sometimes tracing cashflow is a delicate art, but it can definitely be done, especially if you are working with government-level resources
I don’t think this type of scheme is even illegal which is the main problem.
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