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The former President of the United States and Republican candidate Donald Trump announced this Saturday the launch of a sports tennis brand, a day after a judge sentenced him to pay 355 million dollars for fraudulent activities.
The Republican made a surprise appearance at a tennis congress in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), where he presented the "Never Surrender" model, a golden shoe with details of the American flag, the letter T of his last name, and a price of 399 dollars.
According to the local press, the New York magnate was received at the event with boos from his detractors and cheers from his supporters.
Trump announced this new business when he is going through a financially delicate moment due to the two millionaire fines that the courts have imposed on him.
A New York court imposed a sentence of 355 million dollars on him on Friday for fraudulent activities of his company Trump Organization and prohibited him from doing business for the next three years in that city, his birthplace.
On January 25, another New York court also sentenced him to pay 83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for damages and prejudices for his defamatory comments after the sexual abuse trial.
According to Forbes, Trump's fortune is 2.6 billion dollars, but he only has 426 million in cash, so there are doubts that he can afford the fines.