Trump is already cashing in on his assassination attempt, selling a pair of $299 sneakers. They're already sold out.
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A Trump-owned company sold $299 sneakers showing an image of his assassination attempt.
The shoes have sold out and are no longer available on the website.
His $400 gold sneakers, the "Never Surrender High-Tops," received mixed reactions in February.
A Trump-owned company has already cashed in on the former president's assassination attempt.
A pair of limited-edition sneakers — dubbed the "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops" — retailed for $299. The website said Trump will autograph 10 of the 5,000 sneakers.
The website, GetTrumpSneakers.com, says it is not affiliated with the political campaign and is "not owned, managed or controlled by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Ventures LLC or any of their respective principals or affiliates."
But a copyright on the website is attributed to CIC Ventures LLC.
Trump reported owning CIC Ventures LLC in his 2023 financial disclosure, according to multiple outlets. Documents shared by Florida's Department of State showed that the company also shares an address with Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.
The sneakers featured an image of Trump with blood smeared across his cheek and a raised fist. It was taken moments after Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at him during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. A Secret Service sniper fatally shot the 20-year-old.
"With only 5,000 pairs available, each one is a true collector's item," the shoe's description read. "Show your support and patriotic pride with these exclusive sneakers, capturing a defining moment in history."
By Thursday, the sneakers were sold out and no longer available on the website. The webpage for the sneakers now reads "404 Page Not Found."
It's unclear how much revenue the company collected from selling the "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops," but if it actually sold all 5,000 pairs for $299, the total would be around $1.4 million.
Representatives for Trump did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
GetTrumpSneakers.com is the same website that sold "The Never Surrender High-Tops." Trump unveiled those $399 gold sneakers in February at a sneaker convention after a New York judge ordered him to pay $355 million in penalties for fraud.
BI reported that the gold sneakers garnered mixed reactions from Sneaker Con attendees, some of whom booed the former president.
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