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[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

gender affirming care

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 9 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I hope they trip down unwaxed stairs and die πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

[–] DasRav@hexbear.net 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trump is doing this in purpose and you cannot convince me otherwise.

[–] darkmode@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago

syphilis is assuming full control ratatouille style

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Direct (rehosted) image links at full size (open in new tab to see details):

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, talks with Rubio on January 7 in Washington, DC. Even from a distance, the gap between Rubio's foot and the heel of his right shoe can be seen.

A close-up of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's feet in Florsheim shoes at the US Capitol on January 7; a significant gap can be seen between his right shoe's collar and his foot.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are seen with their shoes on March 3, both with gaps between the shoes' collars and their respective feet. To their left is Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and to their right (perpendicular to their couch) is Donald Trump.

The most ridiculous thing about this is the timeframe. It's not like this was over a few days: those first two photos were taken on January 7th and the third was on March 3! Imagine putting up with this shit for 2 months to suck up to your shitty mercurial boss lmao

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its like a bdsm type scenario I guess. A demonstration of their enthusiastic ongoing consent that they come in every day like that. Constantly having the discomfort in their feet with blisters and the public aspect of it where each one saw others get added to the sub clubs.

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

imagine if the supply chains get so fucked up you can’t buy new shoes anymore and these are the shoes he has to wear into the apocalypse

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Why not just buy the exact same pair in the right size and say its the shoes Trump gave you? He'd probably believe it was the same ones.

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago

This is why you'll always be stuck in the pack and not out ahead like me. You obviously don't keep the original pair but you don't buy a proper-fitting replacement pair either. You buy a series of ever-increasing sizes until you're clomping around in 22 EEEs loudly saying "WOW ALL OF YOUR TINY SHOES LOOK REALLY FUCKING STUPID."

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i really don't understand how they didn't immediately send aides to buy correctly fitting pairs. maybe these pictures are all from the first day Trump gave them the shoes?

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

maybe these pictures are all from the first day Trump gave them the shoes?

Nope. See AernaLingus's comment here. This has been going on for months.peltier-laugh

I think that not only is the oversize a totally intentional choice by Trump, but that also his sycophants know he'll be looking to see if they are in fact clomping around in shoes too big, so they have to wear them as proof of their deference to him.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago

that's great.

imagining Trump's court as a contemporary Louis XIV's, and all the players and courtesans and eunuchs buying and wearing increasingly large and ill-fitting shoes in an attempt to curry favor and signal craven devotion.

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

He's SO fucking good. Like he's also a massive piece of shit but when he's just being catty to his sycophants it's hysterical.

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

They look like height boosting shoes too? lmfao

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Modern suits are the epitome of "I have no taste and I must wear". They all look like sunday school children. Suits havent been fly since the zoot.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

On the one hand I think suits are generally just wear for drone people. But on the other I see Fetterman in his hoodie and basketball shorts and I cringe. Land of contrasts.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago

With Fetterman, it's basically like seeing your basketball coach support the murder of children

If we had someone less awful, it would be a bit like a 90's comedy movie

Senator Greedly: Senator McCool, I demand you show some decorum while you are here in the Capitol!

Senator McCool: Bro, I already did (points to a nearby wall which has been graffitied with a slammin' mural of a man who is half-dinosaur doing a kick-flip over an explosion)

Senator Greedly: Ahwuhhhhhhhh!?!?!?!

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thats just cause its Fettermen though. I'd throw down to some Kropotkin in a hoodie. Be lookin' comfy as fuck.

Kropotkin in a Hoodie - should be a song.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Dress them up in robes like in the UK

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

Lenin in a snuggie could get it

[–] haxboar@hexbear.net 5 points 23 hours ago

I'm just going to leave this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes

Why? Oh, no reason

[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This would be such a 30 Rock Jack Donaghy thing - power shoe sizing.

power shoe sizing is one of the 19 pillars of office wear in the Six Sigma synergy negotiation gambits.

i watched the Boca tapes from 1996.

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Rolling up to the Oval Office like:

Also, I appreciate that this is a legit symptom of the Trump admin sycophancy problem so it's not just poking fun at silly shoes to mock this shit

Marco Rubio's mother says "he'll grow into them."

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

The first instinct would be to think trump just bought them shoes in his own size. But he does have tiny hands which I would suspect correlates with tiny feet, suggesting the much funnier option that this is a power move.

[–] ephemeral@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

the oversized shoes are a nod to his personal hero, Ronald McDonald

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

Can't have a clown show without clown shoes angry-place

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

That explains the shoes, but why is the hem of their slacks nearly halfway up to their knees?

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago

How often do you think Trump uses the line "you've got some big shoes to fill" in cabinet meetings?

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe he thinks Marco Rubio is still growing?

a-little-trolling My little Marco, folks, he's growing like a weed! You've never seen such a big boy, he's grown three inches since his last birthday. Many people are saying he'll be very tall one day! Not taller than than me but very tall! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trump has a big shoes on men fetish, let my man kink.

modern day white elephants for his vassals

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Whatever podcast I heard this on was reading from an article (wapo maybe?) that sounded like an advertorial. "The company has been providing high quality stylish and comfortable shoes to Americans for over 50 years. And with many models costing only $140 they are an excellent value." (From memory not a quote.) If it isn't a weird power game it could be a sponsorship deal?? Someone needs to investigate floresheim ownership.

More journalism is needed on this issue as clearly something funny is happening. How does Donald trump even know about such a low end brand? I assume these people are all wearing very expensive shit all the time, probably their socks cost more than $140.