KILMEADE: Is it true you're telling your whole cabinet to wear the same shoes, these Florsheim shoes?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 13, 2026
TRUMP: I have fun with it. When they tell me they have a problem, I say, 'let me get you a pair of shoes.' It seems to work out pretty well. Now they look all spiffy and nice.… pic.twitter.com/hwHqZaFHkr
KILMEADE: Is it true you’re telling your whole cabinet to wear the same shoes, these Florsheim shoes?
TRUMP: I have fun with it. When they tell me they have a problem, I say, ‘let me get you a pair of shoes.’ It seems to work out pretty well. Now they look all spiffy and nice.
It’s not unprecedented for his cultists to voluntarily dress like him. Remember this?
I’s a classic despot move. On some level he knows that many of these men probably don’t want to do it. And that’s what makes it so satisfying for him.