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[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.world 116 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I hope every customer is looked into. All of his side projects smell like money laundering operations to me.

[–] Atom@lemmy.world 77 points 9 months ago

Like the $99 NFTs that you could only buy 100 of, conveniently falling just short of the IRS reporting threshold?

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

"Well, Judge, I purchased each pair at such a high price because my client, Mr. Ivan Oligarchsky, believed them to actually be solid gold and has no desire to return them."

"What's that? Oh, yes, the same is true of Sam Saudi, the other party I represented. He is also satisfied and would just like this whole thing to go away."

"As to my own culpability in assisting this alleged, ALLEGED, skirting of political fundraising guidelines (we don't like the term 'laws') I was acting as a broker for the rightful President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, so I declare immunity."

"Yes, I have seen The Office, why do you ask?"

"Mostly livestock law, you know 'was it coyotes or the damn Hendersons', but I have done some real estate for family. It's a small town. Very conservative. Not much call for lawyering."

[–] pezmaker@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

I'm kind of naive and gullible. I'm a little embarrassed I hadn't considered this perspective. It seems so obvious now that you point it out for us.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 88 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Bush sucked, but I've always respected his ability to dodge a shoe.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 12 points 9 months ago

Fighter pilot reflexes

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[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 29 points 9 months ago

Finally, a good use for deep fakes. I need a gold Trump shoe being tossed at Jr, Stat.

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[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 69 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Christ alive, this grifter was the president of the united states

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

Christ alive, this grifter has a realistic chance of becoming President again.

[–] xor@infosec.pub 10 points 9 months ago

he still is... everyone else are just robot clones while he drains the swamp in the background /s

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They should use this picture as his official presidential portrait.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Haven't purchased a single Goya product since that shit. Fuck any brand that affiliates with that terrorist.

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[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Grifter in Chief

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Except now he owes nearly half a billion in judgements against him. :-D

[–] normanwall@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

This is what they look like for anyone else wondering. They look like President Camacho would wear in Idiocracy

[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 19 points 9 months ago

I mean President Camacho was at least smart enough to appoint Not Sure to secretary of the interior. I don’t think Trump would have the foresight to do that.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

May as well have a neon sign flashing "Im a mark!"

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Are they meant to resemble his toilet?

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

You know, for a supposed billionaire, this guy sure does get into some weird grifting. You don't see Bezos or Gates or Buffett or even Elmo doing this kind of thing...

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

Sneakers made by CIC Ventures and those NFTs were made by CIC Digital... He just can't get over that he's no longer Commander In Chief.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Clownshoes. Literally 🤡

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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Most powerful country in the world elects fraudulent shoe salesman.

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can’t wait to wear mine to church with my 24K gold WWJD bracelet, diamond-studded rosary, and t-shirt with a camel waltzing through the eye of a needle on it. Gonna look so fresh.

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[–] Digital_Prophet@kbin.social 17 points 9 months ago

This is going to make his campaign rallies fucking fabulous. Armies of chuds wearing red hats and shiny gold shoes descending on whatever hee-haw hellscape is hosting Chudcon that week.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The signs reading "SNEAKERHEADS LOVE TRUMP" really just comfirms my opinion of most sneakerheads.

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The sole is way too thin and there’s virtually no padding on the upper ankle. Also, you’ll have to lace them up the whole way every time like blazers, I’d imagine – just judging by the profile.

I dont know what he’s going on about. Those shoes are about as thinly made and unsupportive as his source material.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

I hear they give you bonespurs.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh, this is absolutely some shitty Chinese knock-off glued together with tears made for probably tree fiddy.

You know it's bad when he didn't even go to his BFF Kanye to make them. At least those would have sold for like a grand each. When you gotta laundry that money tho...

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What makes me chuckle about sneakerheads is I bet many of them look down their noses at people that collect(ed) beanie babies. I've got some bad news for them...

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Hopefully he soon launches a fashion brand I hear orange jumpsuits are in these days

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trump last year reported making between $100,000 and $1 million for a series of digital trading cards

nfts?

[–] experbia@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

yep. aka a plausible way to jam Russian money into his pockets in return for future favors without leaving an obvious trail

[–] recapitated@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

It looks like the shoes Al Bundy invented

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.

-H L Mencken 1926

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I am sure more will be sold than manufactured

[–] Steve@startrek.website 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dumbass could have just sold one shoe for $355 million

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[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 7 points 9 months ago

And this isn’t an onion article?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trump’s pair, American size 9.5. Bigly small.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For all of my youth I wore size 10. I wore this because my step-father wore 10.5 and there was no way I had bigger feet than him. So, for 10 years I wore shoes that were way too small for me. Now, as an adult, I wear size 12 in most brands and wouldn't you know it, I don't have to deal with debilitating foot pain. People are fucking weird about shoe sizes.

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Lol he didn't have the balls to charge $500. Even MechWarrior Online did that, they sold $500 gold mechs in a free to play game.

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