Trump NFT trading card announcement draws criticism from supporters
Trump announced earlier this week that he was going to make a “major announcement” with a TV teaser claiming that “America needs a hero.”
Trump posted the teaser on Truth Social, his social media platform, leaving many wondering what’s next, perhaps a new political venture?
On Thursday, the former president of the United States shared an “important announcement” with the world with a series of digital trading cards with all the grandeur of an action hero, but all in a Trump theme. For $99, fans can buy digital cards of Trump as a superhero for a chance to win a meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago.
The former 45’s big announcement sounded more like a late 1990s infomercial, one tweet said. “Another Chessy grift.”
The announcement came off as a Trump roast, Fox News reported. Even Trump ally Steve Bannon condemned the digital card stunt, “I just can’t anymore,” according to CNN.
While top GOP leaders such as Rep. Jim Jordan, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Marjorie Green Taylor and Trump. Jr didn’t tweet comments on the new NFT cards, but all shared the identical chat posts and re-tweets about high inflation and common comments about trying to take Hunter Biden down.
After the lack of steam from Trump-endorsed candidates in the midterms and the negative public response to his digital trading card venture – could this be the end of Trumpism? Or is Trump just Trump? Here are some tweets.
Trump supporter and noted Capitol rioter Tim Gionet, who is facing prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot, even had a say in the former president’s announcement.
After his comment made the national news, Gionet, also known as “Baked Alaska,” made another tweet using Trump’s political slogan against him.
“I wanted to make America great again but all I got was this s***** nft,” the tweet read.
Despite criticism from Trump’s allies and foes, according to Newsweek, the entire collection of 45,000 NFTs sold out, with nearly 14,000 people buying one or more.
