19-02-2024, 10:33 AM
Perhaps there's hope for America after all...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/35018...lden-shoes
"Donald Trump was booed during a surprise appearance to unveil a new line of $399 (NZ$651) shoes on Saturday – a day after he was fined $355 million for fraud.
The crowd at the Sneaker Con in Philadelphia jeered the former president as he launched his “Never Surrender high-tops”, using the platform as another campaign stop between court and primary elections.
Holding his golden sneakers, Trump said “wow, there’s a lot of emotion” as he responded to the crowd, some of whom were also cheering.
The shoes, with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold for US$399 on a new website that also sells other Trump-branded shoes and “Victory47” cologne and perfume for US$99 a bottle.
A standard style trainer is also offered in either “T-Red” or “POTUS” white, both with a golden “45”, representing Mr Trump’s time as the 45th president, on the side. These shoes sell for US$199.
Mr Trump revealed his new trainer line just a day after a New York judge ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as a company director or taking out loans from banks in New York for three years.
The judge said of Mr Trump and his co-defendants: “Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/35018...lden-shoes
"Donald Trump was booed during a surprise appearance to unveil a new line of $399 (NZ$651) shoes on Saturday – a day after he was fined $355 million for fraud.
The crowd at the Sneaker Con in Philadelphia jeered the former president as he launched his “Never Surrender high-tops”, using the platform as another campaign stop between court and primary elections.
Holding his golden sneakers, Trump said “wow, there’s a lot of emotion” as he responded to the crowd, some of whom were also cheering.
The shoes, with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold for US$399 on a new website that also sells other Trump-branded shoes and “Victory47” cologne and perfume for US$99 a bottle.
A standard style trainer is also offered in either “T-Red” or “POTUS” white, both with a golden “45”, representing Mr Trump’s time as the 45th president, on the side. These shoes sell for US$199.
Mr Trump revealed his new trainer line just a day after a New York judge ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as a company director or taking out loans from banks in New York for three years.
The judge said of Mr Trump and his co-defendants: “Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.”
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)