People are giving Steve Madden a standing ovation for his super sharp demolition of Trump

It seems that the news about Donald Trump’s rates is endless, and so are the stories of Americans of real life whose wallets are suffering due to them.

One of the retail sectors that affects the most is the fashion industry due to how much is based on the supply of materials abroad, manufacturing and importation. So, perhaps nobody is better ready to talk about the real impact of Trump’s tariffs than the footwear designer and founder of the homonym company Steve Madden.

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Madden appeared recently as a guest in the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, presented by the Recholy Designer Oomondi. A clip now viral of his conversation has obtained more than 4.5 million visits and more than 5,000 comments, praising his expert criticisms of Trump’s rates.

At the beginning of the clip, Madden is finishing a phone call. After hanging, the host asks: “But what is the drama?” He replies: “The rates.” Omondi replies: “Oh, so the shoes are becoming more expensive.” Madden says: “The shoes are going up. You can thank your government for that.”

After some cheerful jokes that are blamed for each other for Trump’s elections (“I didn’t vote for him!” Says omondi), Madden says: “Fundamentally they don’t understand what they are doing.”

Then he immerses himself in the reality of US trade with China in a way that we do not listen often explained. “The notion is that we have lost jobs in China, and we have done it. But we have collected other works that we would not have had, better jobs, many better jobs, as a result of our relationship with China,” he says. “Many more than we would have if they were in a factory doing socks.”

Madden continues to link the tariff conversation with another area of ​​timely political discourse. “And at the same time, they deport people who would do it anyway.”

“And we are the people who create trade. Apples, Steve Maddens, Uggs, Ralph Laurens. We create the economy and are destroying it,” he concludes.

People were like this for this level reading on how tariffs will really harm business. “You know what, Steve Madden shoes are not so uncomfortable,” joked this person.

Other people laughed from the apparently obvious political inclinations of Madden.

“This is the best post Steve Madden has done for his brand,” someone wrote.

Actually, that was basically consensus.

And this person summarized everything perfectly.