Former US President Donald Trump (76) caused a lot of ridicule by offering digital trading cards with photos of himself. The 76-year-old Republican launched the sale of the cards on Thursday, on which he can be seen as a comic superhero, among other things, for a price of $ 99. “These limited edition cards feature incredible art from my life and career,” Trump wrote on his online platform Truth Social.
The cards can be collected “like baseball cards, but hopefully much more exciting,” it said.
In a video on the digital ticketing website, Trump shows images of him in a boxing ring as a muscular comic book superhero with a “T” on his chest, in front of the Statue of Liberty holding a torch, riding a white horse with an American flag or show in an astronaut suit. “Don’t forget: Christmas is coming, and this is a great Christmas gift,” says the real estate entrepreneur, who wants to win back the White House in the 2024 presidential election.
America needs a superhero
According to Trump, buyers of the lottery tickets, which cost the equivalent of about 93 francs, also participate in lotteries. You have a chance to win a dinner with the ex-president, a chat via Zoom, a round of golf on one of his courses or autographed memorabilia. Buyers should grab the cards quickly — “before they’re gone,” Trump recommends.
The day before, the right-wing populist had promised an “important message” on Truth Social, along with the puzzling phrase “America needs a superhero.” The fact that this ‘important message’ from the politician, who had announced a new presidential candidacy in November, turned out to be the sale of trading cards, quickly led to mocking comments.
For example, President Joe Biden (80) wrote in the Twitter short message service that he had also made some “important announcements” in recent weeks – including the fall in inflation, the legalization of same-sex marriage, the creation of thousands of jobs and the release of basketball player Brittney Griner (32) imprisoned in Russia.
Donald Trump sells Pokemon cards
Trump’s niece Mary also responded to her uncle’s announcement on Twitter with the abbreviations “omfg” and “wtaf” (“Oh my fucking God” and “What the actual fuck”), which stand for bewilderment. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen tweeted that the ex-president was nothing more than a “pawn catcher”.
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump asked in disbelief, “Who convinced Donald Trump that Trump NFTs are a good idea?” And right-wing comedian Chad Prather explained, “Our country is going to shit and Donald Trump is selling Pokémon cards. No, thank you.”
Trump’s renewed candidacy for president has not yet developed the momentum he had hoped for. Many Republicans blame the ex-president for the party’s poor showing in the November 8 midterm elections and want to close the Trump chapter once and for all. In a new poll, Trump is far behind his party rival Ron DeSantis, who was triumphantly reelected as Florida governor in the midterm elections.
The US judiciary is also under investigation against Trump over the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and over classified documents that he took from the White House to his private estate Mar-a-Lago in Florida after the end of his term. . Most recently, Trump also caused outrage in his own ranks with a dinner with rapper Kanye West (45), who had been discredited by anti-Semitic statements, and a well-known Holocaust denier. (AFP/jmh)