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Sneakers marketed by brand ambassador Donald Trump could become a ginormous legal issue. In other news, water: wet. Although these trendy pieces of footwear are $400 for each pair, the former president’s collection of gold, red-bottomed sneakers has reportedly sold out. As the first of many, many legal hurdles for these outrageous shoes, Trump’s brand is being labeled a knock-off and, therefore, welcoming lawsuits due to copyright infringement.
Trump’s Sneaker Copycat Christian Louboutin’s Iconic Brand
Anyone who’s anyone has heard of Christian Louboutin’s famous red soles. It seems that Donald Trump might have capitalized on that sleek, ingenious design.
“Louboutin, who is a hugely famous top-line designer of women’s shoes … his shoes famously have a red sole,” CNN political commentator Maria Cardona said. “He has been in some lawsuits before where the court at the European Union, the court in India have said this red sole is a trademark of this shoe designer.”
Cardona seemed to be rubbing her hands with glee as Trump faces a possible barrage of lawsuits.
“It would be really ironic for this thing that Donald Trump did in order to make money to pay his lawsuits to accrue yet another additional lawsuit.”
Besides the thousands of other things wrong with Trump, he had a judgment levied against him just last Friday for $355 million for fraud. For the cherry on top, he lost a defamation case against author E. Jean Carroll for $83 million.
As If the Potential Lawsuit Wasn’t Bad Enough
Besides the Louboutin lawsuit lingering overhead, Trump’s sneakers present yet another difficulty. Apparently, shoe retailers just can’t stock the shelves fast enough as potential buyers could be waiting several months for the sneakers to be delivered.
The official website managing Trump’s brand, GetTrumpSneakers, had this to say:
“Trump Sneakers are expected to start shipping July 2024 for the gold High-Tops, and the Potus 45 White Knit & Red Wave Knit are expected to ship in August 2024. Shipping and delivery dates are estimates only and cannot be guaranteed. We are not liable for any delays in shipments. For multiple product orders, we will attempt to ship all products contained in the order at the same time.
Products that are unavailable at the time of shipping will be shipped as they become available. Your order will ship as it becomes available, and we will make reasonable efforts to ship your order as quickly as possible. We cannot guarantee when an order will arrive. Consider any shipping or transit time offered to you by us only as an estimate.
We encourage you to order in a timely fashion to avoid delays caused by shipping or product availability. We will endeavor to charge you for all applicable sales taxes; however, it is your responsibility as the customer to report any purchases of tangible personal property that has not been taxed by us and pay the sales or use tax on those purchases unless exempt under applicable law.”
But don’t fret. If you couldn’t get your hands on Trump’s famous high-tops, you can bleed your wallet dry and strut around in style with President Donald Trump’s T-Waves and Potus 45’s. While you’re at it, why not spritz yourself with Victory47 perfume? Courtesy of America’s most controversial man.