Recently, during an event, Vice President Pence of the United States shared a funny incident that happened in the Oval Office of the White House, causing everyone present to burst into laughter. It turns out that he and Secretary of State Rubio were “gifted” four pairs of shoes by President Trump, and the reason for this gift was quite unexpected.
Pence stated in his speech, “People often ask me what it feels like to be the Vice President of the United States. Many times, it indeed feels like what you see on TV or what you notice in the media. But sometimes, you encounter those behind-the-scenes moments that I will never, never forget in my lifetime.”
Vice President then cited an example, saying, “Today, I was in the Oval Office with the President and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussing a very important matter. The President raised his hand and said, ‘No, no, no, wait, there is something even more important, shoes.'”
“He (Trump) then leaned forward from the Resolute Desk of the President and said, ‘Marco (Rubio), JD (Pence), your shoes are really terrible.'” Pence continued, “He (Trump) went out to get a shoe catalog, coincidentally, there was another politician in the room, I won’t say who, but you will understand why in a moment. He really showed us this great shoe catalog. The President is giving us four pairs of shoes,” Pence said.
“He asked, ‘Marco, what’s your shoe size?’ Marco’s shoe size is 11.5. Then he asked, ‘JD, what’s your shoe size?’ My shoe size is 13. I asked the politician whom I didn’t want to embarrass, what his shoe size was, and he said 7. The President leaned back in his chair and said, ‘You know, from a person’s shoe size, you can understand a lot of characteristics about them,'” Pence said.
As Vice President recounted this behind-the-scenes story, the audience couldn’t help but burst into laughter several times.
However, President Trump does indeed pay attention to the attire of his subordinates at times. On March 12 of this year, during a meeting at the White House with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, Pence wore a pair of white socks with a shamrock pattern to express his appreciation for Irish-American relations.
At that time, while discussing inflation, Trump shifted the conversation, pointing at Pence’s socks and saying, “I like these socks,” “What’s the deal with these socks?” “I try to stay focused, but the Vice President’s socks are just too eye-catching.” Trump’s remarks made everyone present, including Pence and Martin, burst into laughter.