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Mar 12, 2026, 11:34 amMar 12, 2026, 11:34 am
Donald Trump apparently has an obsession with Oxford leather shoes from the US brand Florsheim. The “Wall Street Journal” writes that it is “the most sought-after and exclusive status symbol of the MAGA movement.”
The US President has already given the shoes away to numerous people around him, including members of parliament, White House advisers and VIPs. At cabinet meetings he should ask whether the shoes have already been received.
“All the boys have them,” a White House employee told the Wall Street Journal. Another jokes that it’s totally funny “because no one dares not wear them.”
It is a habit of Trump’s to guess other people’s shoe sizes in order to then place an order. As pictures on social media show, he is often wrong in his estimates – because the shoes don’t seem to fit many people.
According to the daily newspaper, at the end of 2025 Trump was looking for more comfortable shoes for a long day at work. He apparently chose Florsheim. The president is said to have been so enthusiastic about his choice that he gave them away more and more often. According to the White House, he is said to have paid for the shoes himself – they cost around 145 US dollars (the equivalent of 113 francs).
The following people from Trump’s environment are said to be in possession of the shoes:
- Vice President JD Vance
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- Transport Minister Sean Duffy
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
- Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
- Trump communications director Steven Cheung
- Chief of Staff James Blair
- Speechwriter Ross Worthington
- Fox News host Sean Hannity
- Sen. Lindsey Graham
Rubio and Vance received the shoes in December after a meeting in the Oval Office, Vance said at an event the same day. “Marco, JD, you have shitty shoes,” Trump is said to have said to them.
Not everyone would like to wear the shoes, writes the Wall Street Journal. A cabinet member is said to have complained about having to leave his Louis Vuitton shoes in the closet.
There is no official confirmation from the White House. There has also been no statement from Florsheim’s CEO, according to the Wall Street Journal. (hkl)