Current:Home > MarketsTrump sneakers, with photo from assassination attempt, on sale for $299 on Trump site -Ascend Wealth Education
Trump sneakers, with photo from assassination attempt, on sale for $299 on Trump site
View
Date:2025-04-18 09:34:36
A website owned by a Donald Trump company is selling sneakers displaying a photo from the Saturday assassination attempt on former president in Pennsylvania.
For $299, anyone can purchase the "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops" on Trump-themed shoe website gettrumpsneakers.com. The footwear products are limited-edition with only 5,000 being sold, according to the website, and 10 pairs will be randomly autographed. The sneakers are expected to ship in September or October.
The site is run by company CIC Ventures LLC, which a 2023 financial disclosure revealed is Trump owned, ABC News reported.
"These limited edition high-tops, featuring Trump's iconic image with his fist raised, honor his unwavering determination and bravery," the website reads. "Show your support and patriotic pride with these exclusive sneakers, capturing a defining moment in history."
A product illustration shows that the sneakers have the United States flag displayed in the high-top area and the iconic image of Trump raising a fist after a bullet grazed his right ear.
Hundreds of merchandise sold since rally shooting
The image has become displayed on hundreds of merchandise since the deadly rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in which 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks killed one rally attendee and critically wounded two others. Secret Service agents killed Crooks soon after.
Vendors are capitalizing off the photo of the historic event while some right-wing enthusiasts campaigning for Trump's reelection bid. Merchandise with the photo range from sweatshirts, mugs, car stickers to even trading cards with slogans like "Trump 2024," "That's My President," and "You Missed."
With a large bandage on his ear, Trump made his first public appearance in Milwaukee to kick off the first day of the the Republican National Convention Monday.
Trump asked for his shoes after rally
Video footage from the incident shows that Trump asked for his shoes soon after the bullet grazed him.
"Let me get my shoes," Trump repeatedly told Secret Service agents who shielded him and tried to walk him off the stage.
The Republican nominee explained that his shoes came off when he was rushed to the ground, according to the New York Post.
“The agents hit me so hard that my shoes fell off," Trump told the New York Post. "And my shoes are tight.”
Contributing: Julia Gomez
veryGood! (57224)
Related
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Wheelchair users face frustrations in the air: I've had so many terrible experiences
- Fantasy football waiver wire Week 13 adds: 5 players you need to consider picking up now
- Global watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Darfur civilians
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
- Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war
- Tom Allen won’t return for eighth season as Indiana Hoosiers coach, AP sources say
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms
Ranking
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Israel-Hamas war rages with cease-fire delayed, Israeli hostage and Palestinian prisoner families left to hope
- BANG YEDAM discusses solo debut with 'ONLY ONE', creative process and artistic identity.
- BANG YEDAM discusses solo debut with 'ONLY ONE', creative process and artistic identity.
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- Georgia case over railroad’s use of eminent domain could have property law implications
- A musical parody of 'Saw' teases out the queer love story from a cult horror hit
- Russia puts spokesman for tech giant and Facebook owner Meta on wanted list
Recommendation
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
John Travolta Shares Sweet Tribute to Son Benjamin for His 13th Birthday
Shania Twain makes performance debut in Middle East for F1 Abu Dhabi concert
Giving Tuesday: How to donate to a charity with purpose and intention
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
2 more women file lawsuits accusing Sean Diddy Combs of sexual abuse
Criminals are using AI tools like ChatGPT to con shoppers. Here's how to spot scams.
Mississippi State football hires Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma offensive coordinator, as next coach