Trump announcement

Former President Donald Trump unveiled Thursday a “limited edition collection” of NFT trading cards featuring cartoon-like images of himself depicted as a ...

Many prominent Republicans–most recently Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell–blamed Trump for the party’s worse-than-expected midterm performance. Shoppers can purchase food items in Trump-branded packaging, cheese boards stamped with his name, ornaments depicting his properties and a wide array of camo-print Trump apparel. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 over Trump by double-digit margins. The red hats emblazoned with his signature “MAGA” slogan became so ubiquitous among his following, they brought in $80,000 a day for Trump’s 2016 campaign for president at one point, his son-in-law and former White House adviser Jared Kushner [prices](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftx-nft-nonfungible-token-crypto-prices-bored-ape/) and volume. In addition to the NFTs, Trump announced a sweepstakes contest for a series of prizes, including a dinner in Miami with Trump, a golf outing with Trump, a one-on-one meeting with Trump and memorabilia signed by the former president.

In fact, it was a sales pitch. On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced that his official “Donald Trump Digital Trading Card” is debuting, ...

None of the money is going to the Trump campaign. “You can buy them with your credit card or crypto,” he said. Those who buy 45 trading cards are “guaranteed a ticket to a dinner” with Trump. The deadline for the SPAC to complete a deal to go public was extended into next year. The cards will be available for “only $99 each.” But there’s also a free app circulating on social media that turns people’s images into chiseled hero characters.

Former President Donald Trump's teased "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" turned out to be a new Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection.

[Recent polls show him trailing](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-now-trails-desantis-2024-primary-multiple-polls) Gov. His wife, former first lady Melania Trump, also previously [appeared to sell an NFT](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/melania-trump-nft-purchased-by-its-creators) with her likeness to the same parties that created it. [superheroes](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/superheroes) that dominate comic book lore, Trump touted the digital cards as a way to make Christmas "great." So instead he does it virtually and tries to make money off it," Haberman quipped in response to news about the Trump trading card suite. Collect all of your favorite Trump Digital Trading Cards, very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting. Portraying himself as one of the multitudes of billionaire

"My official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is here!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday. "These limited edition cards feature amazing ...

The former president is seen standing in front of Trump Tower with lasers shooting out of his eyes. Others pondered if it involved any of his legal matters, or whether he made a decision to rejoin Twitter under its new owner, [Elon Musk](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/elon-musk). Thank you!" WTF!" "NFT? "Thank God, the digital trading cards are here," tweeted conservative Daily Wire editor and host Ben Shapiro.

The former president reveal the sales site for an NFT collection that depicts him as a superhero, John Wayne-like cowboy, Nascar driver and more.

The video stated that 'America needs a superhero' with dramatic music playing in the background, followed by the promise of a major announcement to be made ...

Trump's team had announced prior to the publication of the image that all sanctions that were lifted from Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal, which he pulled out of in May of that year, would be reimposed. This isn't the first time Trump has borrowed from pop culture in order to promote various issues, in April 2019, he tweeted a video on Twitter promoting his re-election campaign set to the score of the film "The Dark Knight Rises," the tweet has since been removed from the platform. [Former US president Donald Trump](https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-724703) announced the launch of his new "Donald Trump Trading Cards" NFTs (non-fungible tokens) on Thursday, in a video depicting the former president as a cartoon superhero shooting lasers out of his eyes while in a superhero costume ripping out from under his suit.

“My official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is here!” the ex-president wrote. “These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career ...

Those poll results, coming just one month after the former president launched his 2024 campaign for the White House, represent the lowest rating he's received ...

Trump was widely ridiculed on social media, with some users calling the former president a "scam artist."

(NFTs are scarce digital objects created to mint "unique" versions of anything that can be digitized.) [called Trump a "scam artist" ](https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/1603427941974740998)in connection with the launch, and political science professor Eddie Zipperer, who wondered if the cards were the real announcement or ["some kind of meme making fun of Trump." Others thought the former president might have been returning to Twitter, which recently reinstated his previously suspended account. [valued at $99 each](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-trading-cards-major-announcement-1767471), are expected to showcase art depicting Trump's life and career. Thank you!" ](https://twitter.com/EddieZipperer/status/1603428082962075649)

After teasing a "big announcement," former President Donald Trump revealed a line of digitally generated NFTs, with plenty of prizes for purchasers.

having recently been convicted of [criminal tax fraud](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-organization-guilty-tax-fraud-1234642505/), they may be resorting to desperate measures to cushion their coffers for an incoming wave of penalties and settlements. No thanks,” [wrote](https://twitter.com/WatchChad/status/1603439644695306241) Chad Prather, host for conservative outlet The Blaze. It’s a Donald Trump Digital Trading Card [NFT](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/nft/) Collection. [being criticized](https://twitter.com/willsommer/status/1603433447489413131) as a distraction and a flop by some of Trump’s most committed supporters. [Donald Trump](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/donald-trump/) earlier this week on Truth Social [teased](https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1603410470962171905) that he’d be making a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT” on Thursday, prompting questions as to what on Earth the former president was up to. The Donald Trump Digital Trading Card Collection will produce a “maximum of 45,000 NFTs” throughout its sweepstakes period.

Former President Donald Trump marked one month since he announced a presidential bid by teasing another “major announcement” this week. But after weeks ...

Trump also made headlines by posting online that parts of the Constitution should be abolished to correct what he claimed was widespread election fraud in 2020 and return him to office. Although Trump was well positioned to project his message into the campaign season against potential challengers – backed by universal name recognition, a loyal base, his own social media platform and a massive warchest – his position following a poor showing for Republicans in the midterm elections has appeared to shift dramatically. But the former president has not struggled with exposure, and his latest product does little to quell the skepticism of long-time critics who believe his principal motivation even in politics is profit.

Cards cost 'only $99 each' and 'would make a great Christmas gift', said former president in video as he made 'major announcement'

[said](https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1603420702920609795): “Major Trump embarrassment, more like, amirite?” [said](https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1603419959740227584) Trump was “losing the plot”. [trail](https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1603117246259134464) a “major announcement”. [said](https://twitter.com/rumpfshaker/status/1603427357418725376): “This is somehow hilariously dumber than even I had expected.” [wrote](https://twitter.com/santiagomayer_/status/1603423689944375296): “Donald Trump’s major announcement is that he’s selling his own Pokémon cards.” [wrote](https://twitter.com/JohnKiriakou/status/1603422816015097860) John Kiriakou, a CIA whistleblower turned author, “there’s this.

The $99 digital trading cards depict Donald Trump as a superhero with laser eyes, a Wild West sheriff, an astronaut and more.

Donald Trump teased a “major announcement” with a superhero-themed video that sparked a swirl of speculation — only to reveal Thursday that it was just a ...

They will be gone, I believe, very quickly!” he added on Truth Social, with a whiff of desperation. “Would make a great Christmas gift. [one Twitter user wrote](https://twitter.com/0x49fa98/status/1603448361339830296), “not with a bang or a whimper but by advertising a whimper as a bang.” He said the NFTs feature “really incredible artwork pertaining to my life and my career” and that buying one is a ticket to “a very exclusive community.” The former leader of the free world then urged fans to buy the so-called Donald Trump digital trading tokens — which he described as “much like a baseball card” — for “only” $99 each. [major announcement](https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/donald-trump-teases-major-announcement-with-superhero-video/)” with a superhero-themed video that sparked a swirl of speculation Wednesday — only to reveal Thursday that he was actually just launching a cringey new digital trading card line.