# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250 "2023-05-19T03:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 214
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4262 "2024-02-18T12:35:31Z")
You mean the sneakers? Twelfe posts ago there is a link to some live streaming Twit and I personally trust the Guardian for that kind of news. And (checking calendar…) it is not April Fool’s Day. So probably yes: for real. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4263 "2024-02-18T13:45:14Z")
Just like a billionaire to hawk cheap sneaks in front of a convention crowd. Yep. That’s exactly what someone with billions of dollars would do. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4264 "2024-02-18T14:17:09Z")
I’d read where he negotiated some naming agreement with one company for the shoes and the cologne. So basically, he contracted with some clearing house with warehouses full of knock-off products. I’m just surprised he’s not auctioning off a genuine Brolex or cans of expired caviar as well. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4265 "2024-02-18T14:23:44Z")
I’m amused by how his tiny hands make those shoes look absolutely gigantic, which somehow manages to make their soul-searing ugliness even worse. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4266 "2024-02-18T14:34:14Z")
Sheesss, he’s dragging around a Secret Service detail for this kind of BS. WE are paying for that. They definitely look painted. The man is insane. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4267 "2024-02-18T15:31:38Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > (as the sole shows red and white does not make the sneakers look classy with gold) You mean they’re [something showy but worthless](https://www.yourdictionary.com/trumpery)? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4268 "2024-02-18T16:05:33Z")
Something showy and worthless? [![](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/02/AP21057768629446.jpg) ](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/02/AP21057768629446.jpg) Or more accurately - [![](https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/digital-images/org/8257b9f3-bd66-4288-bb5f-734c4fc74bf5.jpg) ](https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/digital-images/org/8257b9f3-bd66-4288-bb5f-734c4fc74bf5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4269 "2024-02-18T16:47:06Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Just like a ~~billionaire~~ _US President_ to hawk cheap sneaks in front of a convention crowd. Sorry, @Cervaise , but I couldn’t help but notice the typo 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4270 "2024-02-18T16:52:49Z")
[Moderation] Altering text inside an attributed quote box is against board rules, even when done as a joke. Please avoid doing this in the future, No warning issued. [/Moderation] ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4271 "2024-02-18T16:53:25Z")
This reminds me of his long ago press conference where he finally backed off on the Obama birth certificate nonsense (“I’ve solved it!”) and proceeded to use the remainder of his time plugging some condos he wanted to sell. A pebble of bullshit lost in the vast ocean of that which has followed. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4272 "2024-02-18T16:56:48Z")
How much can it cost to get a pair of _good_ hightop steakers, a can of gold spray paint, and an American flag decal? A lot less than $399, I’m thinking… ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4273 "2024-02-18T17:06:09Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Is that for real?? I know he’s stupid and has horrible taste, but really? I view these efforts as an attempt to grift more money from his supporters, but I also wonder if this is a way to launder money. Will some Saudis decide now is the time to purchase a whole bunch of sneakers? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4274 "2024-02-18T17:16:48Z")
> [@bobsmom101](#): > > I couldn’t help but notice the typo That, uh, would be the joke. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4275 "2024-02-18T17:17:16Z")
Ooops, @Cervaise, my apologies! Lame attempt at humor. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4276 "2024-02-18T18:11:35Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > How much can it cost to get a pair of _good_ hightop steakers, a can of gold spray paint, and an American flag decal? A lot less than $399, I’m thinking… The extra $395.47 per pair is pure profit that goes towards his roughly $550 million (so far) liabilities to the State of New York and E Jean Carroll. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4277 "2024-02-18T18:24:02Z")
Don’t forget Trump’s fervent belief that the most valuable thing in the world is his “brand”. He is so great that just putting his name on shit makes it immediately valuable, no matter how awful the trash is. See Trump wine, Trump steaks, even Trump University is an example. More recently, he has used it for Trump NFTs, Trump coins, and Trump cards (I doubt they even realized how much of a pun that last is). He used the same “fact” as justification for why he inflated the price of things during his business fraud trial, or at least he declared that in public. I’m not sure if that was an actual legal argument advanced in court but it was how he explained the valuation discrepancies to the gullible within our populace. So yeah, Trump truly believes he can slap his name on hideous sneakers and they’ll sell for $400 a pair and sell out. He believes he’s truly worth that much; he’s Elvis Presley, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ all rolled into one person. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4278 "2024-02-18T18:45:25Z")
They probably will sell out, as there are only a thousand pairs. His PAC will buy them all, and give them out to deserving supplicants. That’s only $400,000 dollars. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4279 "2024-02-18T19:17:47Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > They probably will sell out, as there are only a thousand pairs. CNN reports that they did sell out. News flash: there are at least 1,000 morons in the USA! (Rumour is that there may be many more. 🤣) These morons will now embarrass themselves by wearing the stupid things. This is Exhibit #5,346,495,978 in the case of “America too stupid to govern itself”. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4280 "2024-02-18T19:36:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Don’t forget Trump’s fervent belief that the most valuable thing in the world is his “brand”. He is so great that just putting his name on shit makes it immediately valuable, no matter how awful the trash is. It reminds me of the old SNL skit with Jon Lovitz as Picasso. All he has to do is sign his name to something and suddenly it’s priceless. IIRC at one point he blows his nose in a handkerchief, then signs it. “I’m _Picasso!_” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/4281 "2024-02-18T19:39:39Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > These morons will now embarrass themselves by wearing the stupid things. I’m not so sure. I think there are a lot of rubes who would look at these like people look at Action Comics Number 1, or a Wayne Gretzky rookie card: as something that will only appreciate in value as time goes by, and will be worth even more if they’re never worn. I have my doubts about that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=215)