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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25269065

As surely as Donald Trump sought to cash in on his various criminal indictments, so the former president turned Republican presidential nominee began to sell merchandise commemorating his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last weekend.

In Butler county on Saturday, a rooftop gunman wielding an AR-15-style rifle fired shots at the stage. Trump was wounded in one ear. One rally-goer was killed and two injured. The gunman, who was killed by a sniper, was discovered to have had an explosive device in his car.

Despite such traumatic events, 45Footwear, a company which has sold $399 golden Trump-branded sneakers, swiftly offered a new range of high-tops.

Rather more pricey than unofficial assassination merch churned out in China, the $299 white shoes were emblazoned with the US flag, an image of Trump with fist raised and face bloodied and the words “Fight Fight Fight” – his instant reaction to being shot.

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[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 75 points 1 month ago

He started selling these on Monday. He didn’t call the wife of the victim until Tuesday.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 month ago

Gotta drop the knew kicks so she can buy a pair. How else will everyone know her husband caught Trump's souvenir?

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 month ago
[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Lazy is definitely the right word to describe the designer. What horrid fascist bullshit does a backwards flag with five stars mean?

[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago

The flag being backwards represents the direction he's taking the country in.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I looked it up, this is the first image I found when searching for "cheap".

[-] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 month ago
[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Give it time and they'll be hucked like slivers of the "True Cross."

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Did they enlarge his arm/hands?

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Limiting orders to three per customer, by Thursday the site said the shoes were sold out, which would represent just under $2m raised.

These people will literally buy anything

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Honestly, this and his other grifts just sound like a money laundering scheme. Sure, some real people buy and get the item for realism, but most of the stock never existed in the first place and was sold to fake customers.

[-] golli@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

I am actually not sure about that.

The USA are a huge country and Trump does have substantial following of fanatic fans. I can definitely see plenty of people wasting their money on this. And some more that buy them to speculate on an increase in value.

[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

How many pairs do you think will end up in private 'historical' collections of nazi paraphernalia?

[-] golli@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, I think it's safe to assume that the number won't be zero.

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

And by these people, you mean mostly corporations and foreign governments who have a way to give extra money to his campaign

[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 5 points 1 month ago

Judging by eBay, a lot of this was probably scalpers

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I hope they get caught holding the bag

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm surprised he isn't constantly churning out cheap shit like this and hocking it. Moron cultists seem like a great source of income.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

the $299 white shoes were emblazoned with the US flag, an image of Trump with fist raised and face bloodied and the words “Fight Fight Fight” – his instant reaction to being shot.

I saw the video. His instant reaction was "let me get my shoes" not "fight fight fight".

[-] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Maybe we misheard and he said "this lets me sell more shoes"

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

A businessman to the bitter end

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He can't pass up this wonderful opportunity to grift even more money from his dumbass followers.

Dude is the perfect conman. Always grifting morons.

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

The new “Air Bone Spurs” allow you to run away from crisis as well as logic, reason, and your money

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah no there is no way I'm going to feel bad about making fun of him for getting shot at

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Does he have any shame? No obviously not none at all. So eager to sneak under the bar even when it’s basically on the floor. Fucking caterpillar ass lookin muthafucka

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I call him a worm, lower than ground level.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That's insulting to worms.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's actually impressive how he has not even the slightest hint of a molecule of shame. Even someone like Mitch McConnell has a tiny shred of shame, rare as it is to see it.

[-] indomara@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Wait wait... So his supporters are on a witch hunt for anyone who made assassination jokes... but they can sell these sneakers?

Also the fact that these exist at all is ... just surreal. I don't understand. What is this timeline?

[-] 8bittech@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

and then people receive death threats for making a joke about this...

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Nowadays, you never know if onion or not.

Sorry, I'm too sleepy good night lung m lemmy

[-] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I thought sucking the last dollar out of own people is forbidden in capitalism? Isn't it all bout letting other countries people die for our wealth? Or is it just the last throes of it?

[-] enbyecho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'd rather have the $299 assassination attempt.

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