Trump’s Latest Scam(s). There is no end to his Barnumesque hucksterism:
Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear.
The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as “Never Surrender High-Tops” for $399 on a new website that also sells other Trump-branded shoes and “Victory47” cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle. He’d be the 47th president if elected again.
The website says it has no connection to Trump’s campaign, though Trump campaign officials promoted the appearance in online posts.
‘Sneaker Con’ indeed.
This One’s For Al: We can all stop wetting our collective beds–Trump’s toast. Take this article, for example:
Now we’re suddenly hearing all kinds of tall tales on social media about how Trump is going to be able to come up with the money, pay the penalties, and keep his financial house of cards intact. But these storylines are all kind of chuckle worthy.
For starters, while Trump recently claimed that he had about $400 million cash on hand, this is a guy who constantly lies – especially about his finances. So any news outlets printing that $400 million number today, as if it were a reliable figure, are being complicit. People who are deeply in debt tend to have very little cash on hand, because everything that comes in the door goes right back out each month to make the minimum payments on that debt.
Whenever Donald Trump takes yet another devastatingly ugly blow, there are always these contrarian hot takes about how he’s going to magically get away with it all. But these storylines are never realistic, and never end up saving him. It’s all just noise.
Which Reminds Me–Trump’s Totally Out Of It. Check out these excerpts from his speech last night in Michigan. Any news outlet that doesn’t feature these is incompetent. Just a few:
Trump Beat Biden in 2016.
“You got indicted. Now in my whole life I didn’t know what the N word. I didn’t know what indictment meant.”
“You know paper, it sounds a little crazy. They have such secure paper now. It’s such a complex instrument. The paper today is incredible.”
“Michigan, get out and vote on November 27th.”
There’s plenty more. Click on ’em and see for yourself. Betcha the NYTimes doesn’t write nine stories about this.
Everything You Probably Didn’t Want To Know About The Office Space Situation In Wilmington. It’s a pretty good article. Short story: There’s good space and there’s bad space.
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