Shoe symbolizes loyalty.
Posted on 03/11/2026 9:50:30 AM PDT by Twotone
Not satisfied with being commander-in-chief, Donald Trump has become the White House’s very own shoe salesman.
The US president has been buying his favourite shoes for his staff so frequently that they have become the unofficial White House uniform.
One female White House official told the Wall Street Journal: “All the boys have them. It’s hysterical because everybody’s afraid not to wear them.”
Mr Trump has fallen in love with Florsheim, a brand that sells some pairs for as little as $49.90 (£37.27) – a far cry from his expensive Brioni suits.
The president has been buying the shoes for agency heads and members of Congress. He often speaks about how “incredible” they are.
Such is Mr Trump’s devotion to the brand, that he guesses people’s shoe size in front of them, puts in the order, and a week later it turns up, sometimes with the president’s signature on the box.
That includes one unnamed cabinet secretary who had to stop wearing his Louis Vuittons and put on a pair of Florsheims instead.
Among those who have a pair of Trump-approved Florsheims are JD Vance, the vice-president, Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary.
Mr Trump’s friends, Fox News personality Sean Hannity and Senator Lindsey Graham, also have a pair each.
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Florsheims have been around forever!
Don’t criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his gifted Florsheims.
I’ll take “things that didn’t happen” for $1,000 please
With everything that’s going on, it’s nice to see the MSM still has bandwidth for fluff stories.
I sold shoes for JC Penny as a teen.
Shoe symbolizes loyalty.
Most of their shoes cost a lot more than $49.
“I sold shoes for JC Penny as a teen.”
Me: Thom McAn
My dad would be 110...He always bought them..and Hickey-Freeman suits.
“”Pete Hegseth””
I think the president forgot to order some for him. It’s noticeable any time there’s a full view of him, he does not wear Florsheims...I never see his shoes without thinking, he should wear different ones. He wears light brown scruffy looking things with any suit...
Must I discontinue my gripe about life being ruled by girly-men in tasseled loafers?
I already have them so I could be in the cabinet!
I think the president forgot to order some for him. It’s noticeable any time there’s a full view of him, he does not wear Florsheims...I never see his shoes without thinking, he should wear different ones. He wears light brown scruffy looking things with any suit...
Brown shoes don’t make it!
I wear tasseled loafers by Cole Hahn. It’s a classic.
Yes...most, if not all of them wear shoes that cost a lot more. “That includes one unnamed cabinet secretary who had to stop wearing his Louis Vuittons and put on a pair of Florsheims instead.”
“All the boys”
I agree. I can’t see a conservative saying this. Imagine the fallout from “All the girls...”
As to the writer, he's a freelance New Yorker.
Was raised to wear them.
They walk for you.
And because of their quality, a good cobbler will re-sole them to look like new. Can be re-soled 4-5 times at a fraction of the cost of new.
Worth the money and a classic conservative look.
“I wear tasseled loafers by Cole Hahn. It’s a classic.”
Sketchers saved my feet.
But still love my Lucchese boots. Bought in 1989 and still wear them the five days of the year that it is too cold for shorts.
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