Trump Was Worried About His Shoes After The Shooting, Here's Why
July 2024 has been a truly chaotic period in American politics, so it's understandable if you missed some of the little details, like why Donald Trump was so worried about his shoes after being shot. But he explained his reasons.
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00:00July 2024 has been a truly chaotic period in American politics, so it's understandable
00:06if you missed some of the little details, like why Donald Trump was so worried about
00:10his shoes after being shot.
00:13Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,
00:18where a gunman fired several shots toward the former president and the crowd. One attendee,
00:24firefighter Corey Comperatore, was killed, and two others were injured. If you've seen
00:29the footage from the rally, you may have heard this comment that the microphones caught.
00:33It might seem strange to think of one's wardrobe just after an attempted assassination, but
00:40the former president shed some light on his unexpected comment in a July 14 interview
00:45with the New York Post. A reporter spoke with him on his plane ride to the Republican National
00:49Convention in Milwaukee. Trump said,
00:52"'The agents hit me so hard that my shoes fell off, and my shoes are tight.'"
00:57Trump was clearly in a state of shock as blood trickled down the right side of his face.
01:01It just goes to show how, in that frame of mind, it's easy to get caught up in the details
01:05instead of focusing on the big picture. But the former president did have the presence
01:09of mind to hold up a fist to the crowd and chant, "'Fight!" drawing cheers from the
01:13crowd.
01:19It's also no secret that Trump has been focused on maintaining a particular look for decades
01:24now. According to Footwear News, part of his long-standing signature style is a dark-colored
01:29leather dress shoe with a slightly elevated square heel and a rounded toe. He has been
01:34wearing those types of shoes since the 1980s and appeared to be sporting that style at
01:38the rally, too.
01:40Trump is very rarely seen not wearing a suit and his signature long tie. On the golf course,
01:45he'll dress down a bit and wear a polo shirt with some golf shoes. But he has no problem
01:50at least selling casual wear to his supporters.
01:53Back in March, he unveiled a sneaker line that ranges in price from $199 to $399 per
01:59pair. The most expensive, the Never Surrender High Tops, which are gold and sport an American
02:05flag motif, sold out very quickly.
02:08Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are some new items in the line — sneakers that depict
02:12Trump with a bloody face holding up a fist with the words, "'Fight! Fight! Fight!'
02:16below him. They're going for $299.