Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him
By CLAUDIA LAUER AND JILL COLVIN, 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.
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— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 17, 2024
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— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) February 18, 2024
This really just happened.
Trump went to Philadelphia to try and sell his new “Trump Sneakers” at Sneaker Con. In the process he got booed, as heard in the video below.
Yeah, you’ve got that right. Freshly off of being held liable for fraud, and after having arguably failed at… pic.twitter.com/GT5mQS1ZHm
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 17, 2024