One day after receiving a $355 million judgment against him, Trump sells $399 branded shoes at "Sneaker Con."

One day after receiving a $355 million judgment against him, Trump sells $399 branded shoes at "Sneaker Con."

A new shop selling Trump-branded "Victory47" cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle is also offering the shoes, which are gold lame high-tops with American flag motifs on the back, for $399 under the name "Never Surrender High-Tops." sells through. He will become the 47th President if reelected.

According to reports, Trump gained between $100,000 and $1 million last year from a line of digital trading cards that he created by photo-editing himself to resemble a cartoon astronaut, cowboy, or superhero. was mentioned in.

Former President Donald Trump made a very unusual visit on Saturday as he gets closer to winning the Republican presidential nomination. He sold brand-new shoes at "Sneaker Con," an event that presents itself as "The Greatest Sneaker on Earth." shown as a "Show".

There was a standing ovation as Trump introduced the first pair of official Trump shoes at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

A new shop selling Trump-branded "Victory47" cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle is also offering the shoes, which are gold lame high-tops with American flag motifs on the back, for $399 under the name "Never Surrender High-Tops." sells through. He will become the 47th President if reelected.

The website claims to be independent of the Trump campaign, despite online postings by campaign officials endorsing the presence.

After concluding that the former president had deceived to banks, insurers, and other parties about his wealth for years, a New York court on Friday imposed a hefty $355 million judgment on Trump. intended to mislead.

The punishment followed an order for Trump to compensate novelist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for harming her reputation after her allegations of sexual harassment. Trump's legal debt may now surpass half a billion dollars with interest payments; it's not clear how much he can pay back.

Cheers and "USA!" yells from Trump's opponents welcomed his arrival. have to deal with catchphrases. from fans who wore Trump apparel as they came at the shoe event. At many points, it was hard to hear Trump speak because of the competing chanting. A few carried banners that said, "Trump is loved by Sneakerheads."

Trump said of the response, "There's a lot of emotion in this room," after displaying a pair of gold sneakers and positioning one on either side of his platform.

"This is something I've been involved talking about for 12 years, 13 years," he said.

Sometimes the room smelt like hay as he talked.

As the audience gathered around the stage, other participants said they had no idea Trump would be there and went on shopping. Many in the crowd said they were from neighboring states, including Washington, rather than the metropolis.

The audience was younger and more varied than what Trump often gets at rallies. The Trump team anticipates that in a potential rematch with President Joe Biden in November, he will be able to win over more young and minority votes, especially young black males.

Trump has revealed many profitable endeavors since beginning his third presidential campaign in 2022. Trump claimed to have made between $100,000 and $1 million for a set of digital trading cards that used photo manipulation to create images of him. is a sequence of cartoonish pictures including a superhero, a cowboy, and an astronaut.

According to Trump's new shoe website, CIC Ventures LLC, a business he disclosed ownership of in his 2023 financial declaration, runs the operation. The owner of the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for digital trading cards is a business with the same name, CIC Digital LLC.

As to the website, this new endeavor "is not political and has no association with any political campaign".

Concerning the occasion, a Trump representative remained silent when asked whether Trump received payment to attend.

The shoes, according to the website, are a numbered, limited edition "true collector's item" that is "bold, gold, extremely tough like President Trump."

The description claims that the "Never Surrender sneakers are your rallying symbol in shoe form." "Lace forward and get ready to win."

Trump supporters Jonathan Santiago, 21, and Denia Mitchell, 20, were among the attendees. They had traveled from Monroe County in the northern region of the state for the shoe event. He expressed his excitement at seeing the former president and gave him props for engaging with the audience. He was complimentary about the footwear as well.

According to Michelle, "The red bottom was a really nice touch."

When asked about his legal issues, Trump shrugged. "I know it will be an interesting four years if he's found innocuous, but I have no doubt he'll be president," he said.

A group of "cheer moms" from New Jersey were also there; they claimed to be in the city for a cheering competition but came by to meet Trump.

While most of the individuals in Carla Burke's 48-square-foot neighborhood were sympathetic, she did hear some people rioting and creating noise. "The environment up front was different," she said.

Burke said that his support for Trump remains unchanged despite Friday's sentence in his civil fraud trial. She said, "It was inappropriate." "They're simply continuing after him so he's not the Republican nominee" .

In a critical statement, Michael Tyler, the director of communications for Biden-Harris 2024, said that "Donald Trump's Hawk bootleg showing off the Off-Whites might be the nearest thing anyone will come to Air Force One for the rest of his life."

Later on Saturday, Trump had scheduled a rally in a Michigan neighborhood near Detroit.