Over this past weekend, President Trump made a surprise visit to Sneaker Con in Pennsylvania.

President Trump sold a limited edition gold Trump-branded sneakers for $399 during the event.

One lucky person secured a pair of the shoes with an autograph from President Trump himself for a whopping $9,000.

The luxury watch dealer CEO Roman Sharf showed off his new sneakers on X.

See here:

Passing these down to my kids, but for now will display in the office 😎

— Roman Sharf | CEO of Luxury Bazaar (@romansharf) February 17, 2024

However, legacy media wanted to spin the story and make a wholesome situation into a political one.

Many online, including the Daily Mail, started spreading false information that Roman Sharf is a Russian oligarch, which is how he secured the shoes.

Roman Sharf was not having it.

He quickly released a video exposing these false claims and showed them who he was!

See here:

Roman Sharf is an American veteran and patriot who has spent the last 48 hours being slandered and defamed.

Why?

He dared to buy a pair of Trump shoes…pic.twitter.com/NtU06aeOX3

— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) February 19, 2024

Legacy media has done it again!

They are determined to spin narrative after narrative in hopes that it will result in President Trump losing the 2024 election.

It’s a repeat of 2016.

The folks at Fox News share more on the story:

A luxury watch dealer CEO came out the big winner at Philadephia’s Sneaker Con Saturday, taking home a pair of golden sneakers signed by former President Trump.

Roman Sharf, Founder and CEO of Luxury Bazaar, a luxury watch dealer, won the pair of “Never Surrender high tops” after placing a bid of $9,000 at the convention, also known as “The Greatest Sneaker Show On Earth,” according to the organizer’s website. Reports have indicated that Sharf is Russian, but the CEO told Fox News Digital he is Ukrainian.

A video shared on social media shows Sharf holding the pair after his big win.

“Of course I’ve got something to say — Trump 2024,” Sharf said in the video.

Sharf later posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he would be passing the sneakers down to his kids but would be displaying them in his office for the time being.

Trump took to the stage in Philadelphia over the weekend, receiving mixed and emotional reactions from those in attendance. The former president spoke for approximately 10 minutes, standing alongside a pair of limited-supply gold, custom Trump-branded sneakers sold for $399 a pair.

Just read this headline from the Daily Mail story:

MAGA mania! Russian oligarch buys pair of autographed Trump sneakers for $9k at auction while others list limited edition kicks for $45,000 on eBay

And the opening paragraph:

A Russian oligarch outbid other buyers at auction snagging a pair of autographed Donald Trump ‘Never Surrender’ sneakers for an astonishing $9,000 at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia.

Was this intentional, or did someone fall for the undeniable fake news spreading online?