Secretary of State Marco Rubio went viral this week after photos surfaced of him wearing what appeared to be oversized shoes. The timing was notable because a report had just come out about President Donald Trump‘s habit of gifting his officials dress shoes, which they then feel pressured to wear.
According to Mediaite, President Trump apparently guesses people’s shoe sizes on the spot, then has an aide order $145 Florsheim shoes, which arrive at the White House about a week later in a brown box. Recipients reportedly feel compelled to wear them. One anonymous White House official said, “All the boys have them.” Another told the Wall Street Journal, “It’s hysterical because everybody’s afraid not to wear them.”
