“I loved the art, always wanted a 30-inch waist”
Donald Trump’s newly launched NFT collection skyrocketed in trading volume last week.
Trump Digital Trading Cards have become a much-discussed topic on many television shows.
During a recent interview with One News American, Trump said his trading cards were about “art” and not money.
Attorney and former Republican Ron Filipkowski shared the video clip on Twitter.
Trump says his Superhero NFT sale was about the art, not the money: “I loved the art .. it’s kind of comic book art .. I heard someone said it was the investment of the year. I didn’t see it as an investment. I thought they were cute. These visions are very beautiful and interesting.” pic.twitter.com/yGdDGtu01f
— Ron Filipkowski � (@RonFilipkowski) 24 December 2022
“Well, I didn’t know anything about them and then a group came along and I loved the art. So they showed me the art,” Trump said. “You know, it’s kind of comic book art when you think about it, but they showed me the art and I said, wow, I’ve always wanted to have a 30-inch waist.”
“I look at these things and I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s kind of cute, that can sell, that can sell.’ They thought it would sell in six months; it sold in six hours, Trump added.
Trump’s NFT collection consists of 45,000 unique collectibles and sold out for $4.45 million within a day of launch. Although the NFTs were initially priced at $99 apiece, individual NFTs have since fetched significantly higher prices due to the incredible demand.
Trump said of NFTs and ways to monetize them, “I didn’t look at it as an investment. I looked at it as — I thought they were cute. So for $99 you get these very beautiful and interesting visions, and I looked at it that way much more than as an NFT.”
A crypto researcher and Twitter user Valuemancer has claimed that the same artist created Trump’s NFT collection behind Sylvester Stallone’s now-defunct NFT project.
The NFT collection has also been criticized for allegedly using copyrighted images. For example, one Twitter user pointed out several designs that appear to be Trump’s direct images from stock photography, small clothing business websites, or even clothing available on Amazon and Walmart.
Photo: Courtesy of Gage Skidmore on Flickr.
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