Donald Trump launches sneaker line a day after being ordered to pay $354.9m by a judge.
The New York judge ordered The Apprentice star to pay penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders.
The former President of the United States said: “I’ve wanted to do this a long time”.
He unveiled what he said was the first official Trump footwear at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia, the event hailed “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth”.
The shiny gold high tops have an American flag detail on the back of the sneaker and are selling between $199 and $399. Fans can purchase them on a new website that also lists Trump-branded Victory47 cologne and perfume that retail at $99. The shoes are called Never Surrender High-Tops.
The site clarifies it has no connection to Donald Trump‘s campaign to get back into the White House, but campaign officials have promoted the site in online posts. Reports online claim the shoes have already sold out, and are being re-sold for thousands of dollars.
It comes after the businessman, as well as his eldest sons and associates, were ordered to pay more than $394.9m plus pre-judgement interest after finding them guilty of intentionally committing financial fraud over a span of a decade.
At a campaign rally in Michigan, the frontrunner for the Republican White House nomination claimed the judge’s decision was an “election interference ploy”. He alleged it was part of a “left-wing” conspiracy which is attempting to prevent him from winning the election.
Trump also faces four state and federal criminal trials, including one set to start in New York next month, over allegations he paid hush money payments to a porn star. He is the first former US president to stand trial against criminal charges. He has denied all claims.
It comes after Donald Trump asked fans on his social media platform Truth, if he looked like Elvis Presley.
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