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Trump Reportedly Gifts Florsheim Shoes to Cabinet, Officials
President Trump has gifted $145 Florsheim shoes to top officials and allies as a token of loyalty despite the parent company suing over tariffs, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- The Wall Street Journal reported this week that President Donald Trump distributes $145 Florsheim shoes to agency heads, lawmakers and White House officials as a recurring practice.
- During meetings, Trump often guesses attendees' sizes and has expressed a belief that 'you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size', while some officials feel social pressure to accept and wear the shoes in his presence.
- He guesses attendees' sizes, then an aide orders shoes that arrive about a week later for Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, cabinet members, and Fox hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity.
- At least one cabinet official has complained about shelving Louis Vuitton shoes that run over $1,000 in favor of Florsheims, while Weyco Group has sued the government over tariffs and spent "millions".
- Dating to last year, the practice began after a December Oval Office meeting with Rubio and Vance, and while it has little policy impact, it reveals Trump's psyche and White House optics.
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A White House official says many people are afraid to wear the $145 shoes they received as gifts.
Trump is reportedly giving away shoes and everyone is afraid not to wear them · American Wire News
President Donald Trump is reportedly giving out his favorite kind of shoes to male staffers. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Trump has been doling out his favorite leather Oxfords, a $145 pair of Florsheim shoes, to lawmakers, staff, agency leaders, and other head honchos. “The president has taken to guessing people’s shoe size in front of them. He asks an aide to put in an order and, a week later, a brown Florsheim box arrives…
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