Trump met with boos and chants while selling sneakers in Philadelphia

The day after a New York judge fined him $355 million in the wake of a lengthy fraud trial, which he plans to appeal, former President Donald Trump spent his Saturday in two battleground states, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

First stop: Sneaker Con in Philadelphia.

«Sneakerheads, your sneakerheads, right? Does everybody in the room consider themselves a sneakerhead?» Trump said in a short speech to an unusual crowd that was divided between chanting for and booing at him.

The event was supposed to be part of an unveiling of the latest Trump merchandise: gold «Never Surrender» high-top sneakers selling for $399, which are already listed as sold-out online, and «Victory47» fragrances for $99. (Also available: «Red Wave» and $199 «POTUS 45» shoes.)

Trump himself took the stage holding a pair of the high-top sneakers.

But his five-minute remarks, in a heavily Democratic city, were sometimes barely able to be heard as members of the diverse, young crowd were consistently screaming and chanting throughout.

While many booed and chanted at him, others attempted to drown them out with anti-Joe Biden and USA chants.

«This a slightly different audience than I'm used to, but I love this audience,» Trump said, struggling to get through his speech.

He attempted to divert the attention by acknowledging his supporters in the crowd, even bringing one of them, a woman, up to the stage where she talked about how much she loves Trump because she said he is a Christian family man.

«They're after him for no reason. Go out and vote for Trump,» she said to boos and some cheers.

Trump even acknowledged he wasn't necessarily in friendly territory — «Right after this, I go to Michigan… I'll be talking about a slightly different subject than sneakers. But you