Donald Trump appeared at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce a new website that will sell Trump-branded sneakers for up to $400. But if you look closely at the fine print, this is not part of Trump’s effort to become president again. This is purely a way for Trump to make money as a businessman.
Trump’s relatively short speech at Sneaker Con was presented on stage with a banner containing the URL of his new website. GetTrumpSneakers.com, there is also a QR code. The website went live today, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Interestingly, each page has its own disclaimer, like the $400 gold sneakers, which warns, “Images shown are for illustrative purposes only and may not accurately represent the product.”
Depending on their budget, Trump fans can spend $200 to purchase red or white sneakers with “45” on them, indicating that Trump is the 45th president of the United States. The website also sells Trump-branded perfumes and fragrances for $100. Humorously, the site warns that there is a ‘hard limit’ of three pairs of shoes per customer.
The fine print on the homepage of Trump’s new sneaker website gets really interesting. The website emphasizes that Trump has essentially nothing to do with the shoe other than lending his name to it.
Trump and related designs are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of CIC Ventures LLC. Trump Sneakers are not designed, manufactured, distributed or sold by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, or any of their affiliates or entities.
The site also includes a rather funny image of Trump that looks like it wasn’t photoshopped properly.
Why is Trump releasing sneakers? We’re not sure about that, but the former president has launched a variety of products over the years, including everything from bottled water to steak. Most are no longer produced. But Trump appears to have an ally in the sneaker community as well. In fact, Alan Vinogradov, chairman of Sneaker Con, is said to have donated to Trump’s 2024 campaign. Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
But anyone who watched the livestream of Trump’s announcement on Saturday could be forgiven for thinking it looked like a campaign rally. Trump even took the stage singing Lee Greenwood’s song ‘God Bless the USA.’
“I’ve wanted to do this for a long time. I have amazing people who work with me on things and they came up with this and this is something I’ve been talking about for 12, 13 years…” Trump told the Sneaker Con audience.
Trump also invited a woman wearing a Trump 2024 shirt on stage to ramble on about how great he is and how everyone should vote for him.
“We need him,” the woman said, pointing to Trump on stage. “He is a Christian and a very honest man. “They’re chasing him for no reason.”
The woman is referring to the fact that President Trump faces 91 charges in four criminal cases, including charges that he ordered rioters to descend on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election. see. She was able to stay in power. The insurrection effectively ended America’s long peaceful transfer of power.
Trump himself refrained from explicitly urging people to vote in the 2024 election at Saturday’s sneaker event, perhaps because turning such an event into an informal rally would have implications for his campaign finances.
The Biden campaign mocked Trump’s new business venture on Saturday by referencing the sneakers, but didn’t take the opportunity to point out how this was a clear cash grab by the former president. He owes $438 million To New York State.
“Donald Trump’s appearance in the hawkish bootleg Off-White is the closest he will ever get to Air Force One again for the rest of his life,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in an emailed statement Saturday.