Day: February 17, 2024

When Donald Trump lost about half a billion dollars yesterday and then announced he would be giving a speech today at a sneaker convention, it reeked of desperation. A broke Trump is now reduced to hawking shoes?

Also, Trump can’t do this kind of thing. These days Trump’s babysitters always put him in front of adoring cult audiences who are going to cheer him on no matter how senile his speech ends up being. They never put him in front of a mainstream real world audience these days. Sure enough, Trump’s attempt at a real world speech today went like this:

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Two things stand out. First, Trump must be really broke if his handlers now have him doing these kinds of disastrously embarrassing gigs just to try to make a buck. Second, Trump didn’t seem like himself at all. When he used to get a smattering of boos at 2016 Republican primary debates, he’d respond combatively. When Trump got booed today, he just sort of passively folded. Trump is fading further from his old self as his mind continues to wither away.

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Former President Trump unveiled $400 official “Never Surrender” sneakers at Philly’s Sneaker Con event on Saturday. 

Trump debuted a line of tennis shoes called Trump Sneakers during his speech at the Sneaker Con event, which attracts shoe enthusiasts from around the country. 

The lineup consists of two pairs. The more expensive shoe is the gold-colored high-top with the letter “T” on the side panel, starting at $399. 

The other pair is the mid-top model that comes in two colors. The laceless shoes will be available in red and white colors and will cost $199. 

“This is something I’ve been talking about for 12 years, 13 years,” Trump said on Saturday. “And I think it’s gonna be a big success. Your influences have been very positive. They’ve been real influences and they love it and they love what we’ve done.” 

The website, where the shoes can be purchased, also has Victory 47 Cologne and Victory 47 Perfume, which go for $99 each.

None of the items on the website are connected to the former president’s presidential campaign or the Trump Organization, according to the website. Trump’s name, image and likeness were licensed to to CIC Ventures LLC. 

During his appearance in Philadelphia, Trump spoke to a largely cheering crowd while some boos could be heard in between. 

President Biden’s campaign poked fun at Trump’s sneaker unveiling. 

“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,” communications director Michael Tyler said. 

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), who co-launched the Congressional Sneaker Caucus (CSC) last April, is also not a fan of the shoes. 

“While I welcome all new members to the bipartisan sneaker caucus these sneakers are a hard pass for me,” Moskowitz wrote Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the idea of holding early elections, while thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv for an anti-government protest. 

Netanyahu has seen his popularity plummet in opinion polls since Hamas’ October 7 terror attack that sparked the devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. 

Anti-government protests that shook the country for much of 2023 have largely subsided during the war. Still, demonstrators again took to the streets of Tel Aviv Saturday night calling for new elections, which are not scheduled until 2026. 

The crowd was much smaller than last year’s mass protests, numbering a few thousand, according to local media. 

“I’d like to say to the government that you’ve had your time, you ruined everything that you can ruin. Now is the time for the people to correct all the things, all the bad things that you’ve done,” said one protestor, his head wrapped in an Israeli flag. 

Netanyahu was asked at a press briefing about calls within his own ruling Likud party to hold early elections right when the Israel-Hamas war ends. 

“The last thing we need right now are elections and dealing with elections, since it will immediately divide us,” he said. “We need unity right now.”