What to Know
With everything going on in the world right now, President Donald Trump is reportedly obsessed with buying shoes for the men in his life. Priorities, right? Back in December 2025, Vice President JD Vance revealed that Trump bought shoes for him, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and “another politician” while they were “talking about something really, really important.” And needless to say, people were not exactly thrilled to hear that the president interrupted an important conversation to talk about shoe shopping.
But according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Vance’s anecdote was not a one-time thing. Apparently, Trump loves buying shoes for the men in his life. He’s said to be obsessed with Florsheim oxfords specifically.
Though Trump loves the shoes, not all the men who’ve received them are as enthusiastic about them.
Do all the men in Trump’s life want the shoes he buys for him? It doesn’t sound like it. But it seems like they’re too scared to tell him how they really feel about the shoes. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Florsheim loafers are basically a MAGA uniform for men in Trump’s circle at this point, but it’s not because they all love the footwear. Per the publication, a cabinet secretary prefers Louis Vuittons, but feels pressured to sport Florsheims now because of Trump. One White House official said “it’s hysterical because everybody’s afraid not to wear them.”
So, in addition to Vance and Rubio, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, speechwriter Ross Worthington, Senator Lindsey Graham, Fox News‘ Sean Hannity, and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson all have the shoes Trump loves.
Trump is allegedly so obsessed with the shoes that he has started guessing men’s shoe sizes and then ordering shoes for them. One White House official even told the publication that “all the boys have them.”
This report sounds quite similar to the story Vance told in December.
At an event, Vance said that in the middle of their “important” conversation, Trump told Vance and Rubio that they both had “s—– shoes,” which was apparently an urgent problem that he had to solve at that very moment. Trump got out a catalog and started asking everyone in the room for their shoe sizes. And if you’re wondering why Vance even told this story, it’s because he wanted to make an awkward penis size joke. He claimed that Rubio wears a size 11.5, an unnamed politician wears a size 7, and he himself wears a size 13.
Trump is insulting people's footwear and then giving them *Florsheim* shoes??? https://t.co/pQTBpyNiOn
— Jacob Shamsian ⚖️ (@JayShams) March 9, 2026
“The president, he kind of leans back in his chair and says, ‘You know, you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size,'” Vance said. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, was standing beside him as he spoke, and he added, “We won’t ask the second lady for comment on that particular topic.”
Vance: “Today I'm in the Oval Office with the President and Marco Rubio, and we're talking about something really important…He peers over the resolute desk and he says, Marco, JD, you guys have shitty shoes…The President leans back in his chair and says, you know you can tell… pic.twitter.com/Q1MYlN9xp4
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) December 6, 2025
Vance clearly thought this was a humorous, relatable story to tell, but some people online were disgusted by the joke and the Trump administration’s apparent priorities. “Americans are hungry and unemployed and these idiots are worried about shoe sizes,” one critic said at the time.
