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[–] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You can sink quite quickly quite hard. From POTUS to ordinary shoe sales person. Donald "Al Bundy" Trump was not something I had on my bingo card.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 32 points 2 years ago

How dare you? trump has never scored even a single touchdown, let alone four in one game!

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not bashing Al Bundy, but I think it would be hilarious if we start referring to Trump as a shoe salesman from now on.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Trump is a stinky shoe. It won't smell any better no matter how many times you sniff it. Just gotta put the shoe down and walk away. #Trump's true enemy is apathy.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That's not fair...he also trades off-brand Pokémon cards.

[–] 108@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Al was a better father.

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What's truly sad about this is that the same people who would buy golden sneakers from Trump will have already lost one or both of their feets to the diabeesus.

[–] eltrain123@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

Like all those terrible political books by candidates which are then bought en mass by super PACs and others to funnel money into the campaign.

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Ramona and Diabeezus

[–] TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Christ those are fucking ugly. Guaranteed to be exclusively worn by elderly people and the worst kind of Trump-humping schmucks.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

And exclusively made in China.

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

They'd be good for a street performer.

[–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

A ‘limited’ 1000x run for a 399$ shoe is a bit short of the 500m that he needs to come up with. It’s like Eric found out that he can get rebranded dropshit on aliexpress

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure this will be in a movie sometime soon. Some douchebag will be rocking these and be the most unforgivably shitty person in the plot arc.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

The Boys has already filmed this scene for season 4, I guarantee it.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are fascists so into selling shoes? Trump, Ye, Adidas...

[–] Maestro@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cheap to make, so large profit margins

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Plus, clever people save up for shoes that last decades. Stupid people save up for shoes the same price that last 6 months

[–] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And to be clear, Al was a much better character than Donnie ever will be

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago
[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A feature of having no scruples, no shame and no class when in a position of cult power, is that this type of sociopath can keep milking the gullible for a shot of fresh cash, on a regular basis.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

The funniest part is that he is the literal golden calf the Bible warned about. Every stupid idea he has had prior has culminated into this ugly, golden shoe.

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

Doesn't the gold on those shoes look spray painted to you?

That is going to crack when drying after the first bit of water splashed on them.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah because he is broke in relative terms. Everyone thought it was really rich but it turned out he just lied about it all.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Where do I bid 2¢?

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago