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Vinca

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99. This sounds grifty. Did one of the Trumps buy the company?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:10 PM

4 hrs ago

If you're a fat cat, $149 for a pair of shoes is "Grapes of Wrath" time. Weird gift.

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Trump's shoe fetish...he's "gifting" $145 Florsheims that he "expects recipients to wear in his presence" [View all] Miles Archer 12 hrs ago OP

WTF? Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #1

I wore them for years before I retired Dave says 12 hrs ago #21

I couldn't wear them at all Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #22

I had a pair and threw them out. Really uncomfortable. Botany 11 hrs ago #28

I like Rockports too Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #34

Kohl's has some decent dress shoes that are just fine. Botany 11 hrs ago #40

Sketchers are comfortable on my feet on day 1 Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #52

I bought a pair of Sketchers years ago SCantiGOP 10 hrs ago #59

Ugg boots for me. Unless it's a hot day. calimary 9 hrs ago #74

I switched from Big 5 sale shoes, LA Gear, to Sketchers BidenRocks 9 hrs ago #75

I'd bet he watches the White House butlers shine his shoes underpants 11 hrs ago #41

With Trump, it has to be some form of money laundering involved LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #73

Exactly right - nobody can pick out shoes for anyone else FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #78

I was expecting the link to go to The Onion. GoCubsGo 9 hrs ago #80

He is completely nutso. Diamond_Dog 12 hrs ago #2

A form of juvenile hazing or cult-like behavior? newdeal2 12 hrs ago #3

Trumps a sole man,doncha know? BattleRow 11 hrs ago #46

I hope the nation lasts long enough... Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #4

Think of all the books we'll get from "journalists" who saw it all happen--and said nothing at the time. tanyev 12 hrs ago #9

It's like the Bill Barr "I JUST WROTE A BOOK REHABILITATION TOUR" Miles Archer 12 hrs ago #17

If he set up a store, it could be "Bill Barr's 'Buy-My-Book' Bar." calimary 9 hrs ago #85

Perverted control freak. His fetish for 5" heels destroyed the Rose Garden. blm 12 hrs ago #5

He probably thinks... D_Master81 12 hrs ago #6

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 musette_sf 12 hrs ago #13

Unlike Archie Bunker's Thom McAns! 31st Street Bridge 11 hrs ago #27

"Little Marco" wears size 11 1/2? hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #7

Donny probably isn't going to any great lengths to give recipients the correct size. tanyev 12 hrs ago #14

Yeah, given his sadistic streak now on full display, I'd bet so... hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #18

I Thought The Average Men's Shoe Size Was 9 ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #104

who is paying for millionaire's shoes? rampartd 12 hrs ago #8

I think we all know who MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #91

I have been noticing that men are wearing more comfortable shoes with their suits. I think it's a good trend. Walleye 12 hrs ago #10

I haven't worn a pair of laced up shoes in probably 20 years underpants 11 hrs ago #35

Hey, why not? calimary 9 hrs ago #81

I'd rather go barefoot superpatriotman 12 hrs ago #11

Meanwhile, Joe Biden preferred musette_sf 12 hrs ago #12

I thought Presidents wore Johnston & Murphy's Turbineguy 12 hrs ago #15

He has new shoes in the right size for his fluid-filled feet and ankles ms liberty 12 hrs ago #16

I'm guessing Trump is pushing Florsheim Shoes because he's invested money in Weyco Group. sop 12 hrs ago #19

But he isn't nuts? Ferrets are Cool 12 hrs ago #20

That's pretty funny Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #23

The lot of them, Trump included, should be wearing flip-flops. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 11 hrs ago #24

How weird is it that your boss buys you a pair of shoes? Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #25

I'd check them for a tracking device underpants 11 hrs ago #26

A most excellent point. niyad 11 hrs ago #32

I wept because I had no Gucci's until I met a man with no Florsheims. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #29

I wept because I had no shoes until I saw a man with no feet. spike jones 11 hrs ago #43

I seem to recall a florsheim's store in every mall I was in back in the day. niyad 11 hrs ago #30

Yeah it's him slipping into nostalgia underpants 11 hrs ago #38

Allen Edmonds were high end, might still be by looking at prices currently online. BattleRow 10 hrs ago #58

;-{)...... Goonch 11 hrs ago #31

Oh for fuck's sake... calimary 9 hrs ago #79

if he asks about the shoes... Trueblue Texan 11 hrs ago #33

😂😂😂 underpants 11 hrs ago #36

... MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #68

;-{) Goonch 11 hrs ago #37

Every cult needs a uniform. ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #39

I wore Johnston and Murphy AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #42

Hitler Youth Loved to Polish Shoes Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #44

Can I wear a MAGA hat on the bottom of my feet instead? Or would golden sneakers be more appropriate for formal Wonder Why 11 hrs ago #45

This is just plain weird. 2MuchNoise 11 hrs ago #47

Another vendor to boycott RainCaster 11 hrs ago #48

Click on this link to see all the loyal soldiers sitting in a row with their uniform shoes on. Fla Dem 10 hrs ago #49

OMG progressoid 9 hrs ago #63

They say shoe size is an indicator of penis size SpankMe 10 hrs ago #50

When I was a late teen MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #72

It's shoes today, Icanthinkformyself 10 hrs ago #51

"... so we can check." calimary 9 hrs ago #82

Are they American made? pwb 10 hrs ago #53

Long ago, I was told the secret to a good life... appmanga 10 hrs ago #54

Look down, ignore his hair Starbeach 10 hrs ago #55

Are these therapeutic shoes for cankle feet? jmbar2 10 hrs ago #56

No, just dress shoes for men who can't afford the expensive ones. GoCubsGo 9 hrs ago #77

It's a loyalty demonstration. The true innies wear the shoes immediately and daily. CincyDem 10 hrs ago #57

First he came for my ties, and I said nothing mercuryblues 10 hrs ago #60

Ill fitting navy suits & super sized red ties will abound MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #76

Not a cult dalton99a 10 hrs ago #61

So we taxpayers are buying for these shoes ? kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #62

He probably invested in Florsheim and is pushing them to make money debsy 9 hrs ago #64

"It's hysterical because everybody's afraid not to wear them." progressoid 9 hrs ago #65

+1 dalton99a 9 hrs ago #66

I'd add embarrassing. calimary 9 hrs ago #83

one cabinet secretary had to stop wearing his Louis Vuittons Coldwater 8 hrs ago #89

OMG, imagine that soul crushing moment (assuming anyone in this cabinet has a soul) progressoid 5 hrs ago #97

With toilet paper pre-stuck on the soles Blue Owl 9 hrs ago #67

Next Up..... courtesy of Woody Allen / Bananas Smilo 9 hrs ago #69

I bet he got the wrong sizes J-9 9 hrs ago #70

Florsheim shoes $145 ? RANDYWILDMAN 9 hrs ago #71

As I started to read it, I originally thought it was an ONION article!!! riversedge 9 hrs ago #84

There was some rich old lady down south that made all the "help" wear jester costumes, gardeners, and so on. Klarkashton 9 hrs ago #86

I got shoes fargone 8 hrs ago #87

Is he out of his fucking mind? bif 8 hrs ago #88

Another joked: "It's hysterical because everybody's afraid not to wear them." MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #90

This is a WEIRD story about a WEIRD person. And I know weird. n/t TygrBright 7 hrs ago #92

*Definitely* not a cult, though. Nope. Not at all. Rob H. 7 hrs ago #93

"You know what you look like to me with your good bag and your cheap shoes? 2MuchNoise 6 hrs ago #94

This is some fucking dictator shit here. Initech 6 hrs ago #95

"Why aren't you wearing the Florsheim shoes I gave you?" jmowreader 5 hrs ago #96

Brown nosers BlueWaveNeverEnd 5 hrs ago #98

This sounds grifty. Did one of the Trumps buy the company? Vinca 4 hrs ago #99

Someone has noticed Rubio has a pair of badly-fitting shoes muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #100

So, Florsheim has a copy of the Epstein files. Xavier Breath 2 hrs ago #101

The only people being treated thusly are people who deserve to be treated thusly. RockRaven 2 hrs ago #102

I wonder what government agency he's Hassler 1 hr ago #103