Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him
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Source: Associated Press
BY CLAUDIA LAUER AND JILL COLVIN
Updated 4:17 PM PST, February 17, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- 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.
The website says it has no connection to Trump's campaign, though Trump campaign officials promoted the appearance in online posts.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-sneakers-sneaker-con-philadelphia-4de093eda6f8d1c68baf8fe8095f777b
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Grifters will grift.
Silent Type
(2,916 posts)smb
(3,473 posts)...so I took the liberty of punching up his ad a bit:
keithbvadu2
(36,835 posts)Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)I would assume it's Chinese prison labor, like his other stuff.
Rhiannon12866
(205,601 posts)And Dave shut him down by turning one of them over and revealing the "Made in China" label...
Vinca
(50,285 posts)with the rest of the state secrets.
Freethinker65
(10,026 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,437 posts)"Victory47" cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle? If I wanted to smell like Trump, I'd coat myself in sh*t, piss, and desperation.
Attilatheblond
(2,191 posts)Got me to wondering about his stupid NTFs (or whatever they're called) he was selling. Does his prohibition on doing business in New York include stuff like that? Hats? Other campaign crap? Or is he just banned for his Trump Organization stuff?
mpcamb
(2,871 posts)Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,071 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,464 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,004 posts)What fugly crap.
cayugafalls
(5,641 posts)They are the ugliest shoes I have ever seen.
Can we dip turdumpkin in molten gold and just get it over with?
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)People that buy them are so gullible and stupid.
Aussie105
(5,407 posts)In this case, a red MAGA cap and very lame gold sneakers.
Some mouth drooling may be observed. As well a confused stare into an open but empty wallet.
Do not engage, do not make eye contact!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,374 posts)Novara
(5,844 posts)EarthFirst
(2,901 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,205 posts)So he had already arranged his latest grift months ago. He probably didn't expect the boos though.
maddogesq
(1,245 posts)Soon to be available in Jailhouse Orange.
bucolic_frolic
(43,206 posts)bluestarone
(16,988 posts)I'm surprised TFG doesn't claim YOU CAN WALK ON WATER with these! Surely the religious right WOULD believe it!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,374 posts)Wonder Why
(3,224 posts)From N-W dictionary:
sneaker
: one that sneaks
con
transitive verb
1: swindle
accused of conning retirees out of their savings
2: manipulate sense 2b
He conned his way into the job.
3: persuade, cajole
conned her into volunteering
con
noun
: convict