Donald Trump Launches Website Selling $400 Sneakers But Claims It’s ‘Not Political’

Donald Trump made an appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce a new website that sells Trump-branded sneakers for as much as $400. But if you take a close look at the fine print, this isn’t part of Trump’s effort to become president again. It’s purely a way for Trump to make money as a businessman.

Trump’s relatively short speech at Sneaker Con was given on stage with banners that included the URL for his new website, GetTrumpSneakers.com, as well as a QR code. The website only went live today, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.

Curiously, each page has its own disclaimer, like the $400 gold sneakers which warn, “The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.”

The Trump fan on a budget could spend $200 to get red sneakers emblazoned with “45″ a reference to Trump being the 45th president of the United States. The website is also selling Trump-branded cologne and perfume for $100. Humorously, the site warns there’s a “strict limit” of just three pairs of shoes per customer.

The fine print gets really interesting on the homepage of Trump’s new sneaker website, which stresses that Trump essentially has nothing to do with the shoes aside form lending them his name:

Trump and the associated design 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 respective affiliates or principals.

Why is Trump launching sneakers? That part isn’t clear, though the former president has released a number of different products over the years, including everything from bottled water to steaks. Most are no longer produced. But Trump also appears to have some allies in the sneaker community. In fact, the president of SneakerCon, Alan Vinogradov, has donated to Trump’s 2024 campaign, according to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.

But anyone who watched a livestream of Trump’s announcement on Saturday would be forgiven for thinking it looked like a campaign rally. Trump even came onstage to the song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood, something he’s been doing for years at his campaign rallies. And Trump invited a woman onstage who was wearing a Trump shirt, letting her ramble on and on about how great he was and how everyone needed to vote for him.

The Biden campaign ridiculed Trump’s new business venture with a reference to the upcoming 2024 election.

“Donald Trump showing up to hawk bootleg Off-Whites is the closest he’ll get to any Air Force Ones ever again for the rest of his life,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in an emailed statement on Saturday.

Donald Trump made an appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce a new website that sells Trump-branded sneakers for as much as $400. But if you take a close look at the fine print, this isn’t part of Trump’s effort to become president again. It’s purely a way for Trump to make money as a businessman.

Trump’s relatively short speech at Sneaker Con was given on stage with banners that included the URL for his new website, GetTrumpSneakers.com, as well as a QR code. The website only went live today, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.

Curiously, each page has its own disclaimer, like the $400 gold sneakers which warn, “The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.”

The Trump fan on a budget could spend $200 to get red sneakers emblazoned with “45″ a reference to Trump being the 45th president of the United States. The website is also selling Trump-branded cologne and perfume for $100. Humorously, the site warns there’s a “strict limit” of just three pairs of shoes per customer.

The fine print gets really interesting on the homepage of Trump’s new sneaker website, which stresses that Trump essentially has nothing to do with the shoes aside form lending them his name:

Trump and the associated design 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 respective affiliates or principals.

Why is Trump launching sneakers? That part isn’t clear, though the former president has released a number of different products over the years, including everything from bottled water to steaks. Most are no longer produced. But Trump also appears to have some allies in the sneaker community. In fact, the president of SneakerCon, Alan Vinogradov, has donated to Trump’s 2024 campaign, according to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.

But anyone who watched a livestream of Trump’s announcement on Saturday would be forgiven for thinking it looked like a campaign rally. Trump even came onstage to the song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood, something he’s been doing for years at his campaign rallies. And Trump invited a woman onstage who was wearing a Trump shirt, letting her ramble on and on about how great he was and how everyone needed to vote for him.

The Biden campaign ridiculed Trump’s new business venture with a reference to the upcoming 2024 election.

“Donald Trump showing up to hawk bootleg Off-Whites is the closest he’ll get to any Air Force Ones ever again for the rest of his life,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in an emailed statement on Saturday.