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highplainsdem

(61,697 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:34 PM Saturday

Marc Elias: Who will be the first to take off their shoes?

https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/who-will-be-the-first-to-take-off-their-shoes/

When Joseph Stalin took the stage, applause wasn’t just standard. It meant your freedom.

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Now, Donald Trump’s men are learning the same lesson — the humiliating way. Although this time, the question is different: “Who will be the first to take off their shoes?”

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More specifically, a pair of $145 Florsheim oxfords. Trump is apparently obsessed with the shoes, and it’s getting weird. According to the Wall Street Journal, the president has taken to handing them out to Cabinet members, advisors and White House VIPs. He even makes it a game: guessing people’s shoe size, placing an order and then signing the box.

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Trump’s shoe test borders on humiliation ritual. They appear much too big on most of the recipients, and with their pants hemmed to match the president’s absurdly short length, it’s comical. One might assume that Trump purchases the incorrect sizes on purpose.

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Marc Elias: Who will be the first to take off their shoes? (Original Post) highplainsdem Saturday OP
Those are the ugliest men's shoes I've ever seen SheltieLover Saturday #1
they're very generic. WarGamer Saturday #3
Hideous imo SheltieLover Saturday #5
Rubio... 2naSalit Saturday #2
The internet is having fun with Rubio LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #4
Clown shoes fits SheltieLover Saturday #6
Hilarious underpants Saturday #10
Can't be Rubio -- he's living in his now Blue Owl Saturday #8
Can you imagine what a wimp Henry203 Saturday #7
So Mr. Alpha male is a "shoe gazer"? underpants Saturday #9
Wonder how they look with.. Escape Saturday #11

underpants

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9. So Mr. Alpha male is a "shoe gazer"?
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:12 PM
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That a term conservatives have used to describe supposed un-self assured Democrats for a long time.

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