In one of the most unexpected sneaker stories to hit in quite some time, former president Donald Trump is expected to make an appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia this Saturday.
Trump made the announcement via his own social platform, Truth Social, earlier today. "Looking forward to being at Sneakercon at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Pennsylvania," said the former president.
Founded in 2009, Sneaker Con is one of the longest-running traveling sneaker events in the world. People attend the event to buy, sell, and trade hard-to-find sneakers.
While Sneaker Con hasn't confirmed or directly commented about Trump's expected appearance, it did issue a statement seemingly in response to the backlash it's receiving on Instagram later in the evening. Comments on the post were turned off, so people took to other posts to vent both disappointment and support for the Trump visit.
Pennsylvania is expected to be a key state in this November's presidential election. In 2020, President Joe Biden narrowly defeated Trump in the battleground by a 50% to 48.8% margin.
