Thursday, February 22, 2024

A Politician Pimping Sneakers

 
by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist

One day after a judge in New York hit Donald Trump with a whopping $355 million dollar fine in a business fraud trial, the consumate huckster was back at it with all of his grifter flags a-flying.    Trump showed up at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia promoting his new golden, high-top "Never Surrender" line of sneakers.  The gleaming, golden footwear are adorned with American flags on their backsides and a capital "T" embossed on each individual shoe.  They sell for just $399 per pair - and the pre-sale of 1,000 pairs apparently had already sold out by the time Trump took the stage in Philadelphia to tout his latest retail sales triumph.

Over the years Trump has also sold hats, wine, steaks, a board game, and "university" degrees - and there is apparently no shortage of customers for his wares.  In fact, there is probably one born every minute.

Newsweek made an effort to find out where the Trump shoes were being manufactured, but has so far been unsuccessful.  The business responsible for the shoes in headquartered in Wyoming - on paper, at least.  Looking for the union label would probably be a waste of time.

Congratulations on the launch of your new business, Donald.   The state of New York and E. Jean Carroll are cheering you on!

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