Source: The Bulwark
by Cathy Young
“At first glance, the latest Trumpian weirdness seems almost endearingly harmless: The Wall Street Journal reports that late last year, Trump developed a passion for black Florsheim Oxford shoes and started giving them as gifts. ‘All the boys have them,’ according to a female White House official. … if you read the Journal story closely, it starts to look more like a case of “beware of Trump bearing gifts.” For one, the gift shoes are not universally welcome — but recipients are reportedly ‘afraid not to wear them,’ especially since Trump badgers them with ‘Did you get the shoes?’ nudges at cabinet meetings. Some of the disgruntled recipients have issues with the downscale, non-designer brand. But also, it looks like many of the shoes just don’t fit …” (03/12/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/if-the-shoe-fits-trump-cabinet-rubio-florsheim-wingtips