"... with a picture of himself in superhero costume, cape and 'Trump Champion' belt.... In what with hindsight appeared a clue that the forthcoming announcement might not be in the traditionally dignified vein of statements from former presidents, that video featured Trump saying 'America needs a superhero' over an animation of himself standing outside Trump Tower, ripping open his suit to reveal a superhero costume and shooting lasers from his eyes. Some social media users thought Trump might announce a bid to be speaker of the US House, an outlandish if theoretically possible gambit pushed by some rightwing Republicans."
Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has, there's this. THIS is what the big announcement was. pic.twitter.com/npsjPNYpBA
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Trump will sell lots of those cards. That I can tell you.
But the larger issue is that he will be indicted and probably convicted by a DC jury for something.
He's finished.
Shark. Jumped. The Trumpshark sharked Trump.
Huge optics error. Unforced error. Fuck dude.
Achilles and Greg the Class trader will blame this stupidity on Mitch McConnell in 3,2,1....🤣😅🤣
So, Drago and Achilles, does he care about winning in 2024 or does he care more about raising money from a potential candidacy?
$99 NFTs are a scam, but a more honest scam than FTX. Both work to funnel money to a political candidate. At least Trump is telling you what you get when he takes your money for a blockchain, even if it is a dumb looking blockchain. It is ridiculous.
Who in the hell thought this was a good idea?
A pale imitation of the God Emperor Trump meme from 2016.
He'll get 42% of the vote if he is the GOP nominee. If he runs 3rd party, 15% of the vote will be his. He is the DNC's ultimate weapon.
More interesting to me is story he has been working the phones in support of McCarthy Speakership. Will he end up a factor?
Ann-Free advice-Don’t let Meade scam you out of your hard earned money so he can spend it on these Trump trading cards. I know he’s always been a big fan.
What the hell?
"Each Digital Trading Card (NFT) is not only a rare collectible, it automatically enters YOU INTO A SWEEPSTAKES for a chance to win 1000’s of incredible prizes and meet the one and only #45!"
Will he be in costume when I meet (the one and only) him? So many questions..
And Drago and Achilles think this guy should be given the keys to the presidential office again. He was great once, but megalomania is eating away his aging brain.
While Trump certainly beclowned himself with this nonsense, I have to note that going from "literally Hitler" to "grifter" is a pretty significant step down for Trump in the hierarchy of evil.
It's a sad end, but it does indicate just how wrong all the nonsense about Trump as a would-be dictator was. He was always more showman than strongman.
Everyone knew it was gonna be something stupid.
Bwahahahaha! The fact that people were conned into worshipping this prick is astounding! Its such a ham-fisted, fascist image. Please, please, pretty please, let this clown run again as the GOP nominee or 3rd party.
Dark Brandon wannabe.
SAD!
I don't think he is coming back from this.
Absolutely comedy gold and by his own hand.
It really is something else... I'm lost for words. It IS very funny, but the weirdness of it is off the charts. My expectations are pretty low, but I'm not even sure how to interpret this. Must be some kind of genius tactical move... . I clearly lack the smarts to see it. His way of clearing the decks for DeSantis? He'll probably collect a fair bit of cash (bitcoin?) with this. Though the timing with FTX and all seems a little off.
He's flogged all sorts of things in his adult life. Whatever you say about him, he's not afraid to try something new.
Christmas comes early for the Trump Colon Cowboy Brigade.
Why can’t Trump raise money the way the Bidens have with influence peddling? Much more dignified and appropriate.
Let’s review the Fat Tb of Goo.
Since his announcement Trump has done the following
1. Had dinner with noted neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes
2. Stated that the Constitution should be overturned because his ego is bruised.
3. Selling ridiculous NFT’s in an attempt to scam Trumptards. Hunter Biden should take notes. If Trump can get 99 bucks selling ba bad digital pictures of himself pretending to be Superman how much could Hunter get selling digital art depicting him smoking crack with a Russian hooker?
Which of these actions reverses the revulsion independent voters have for Trump?
Well go find some Biden trading cards... now that is some grifter! Puts Trump to shame!
Hunter trading cards to! I hear Big Daddy gets 10% of his take.
I don't see this as humiliating at all. This is Trump doing what Trump does.
It baffles me how easily Trump's antics pierce the fragile veneer of so many.
In fairness, this is better than selling out the US to China like Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden have (along with scum like McConnell).
Making money off kitsch is odd but OK.
Not much different than having a ghost written memoir of dreck
Of all the times to jump on the NFT bandwagon... now?
After his failure to act Presidential and accept a loss in 2020, I will not vote for Trump in my state's primary in 2024. I suspect I will not have the opportunity to vote for him in the general election, because I find it difficult to believe he could actually win.
I have zero qualms about having voted for him in 2016, due in no small part to his (& let's face it, Sen. McConnell's) impact on the Supreme Court.
"Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has, there's this."
Thought it was going to be something about Joe Biden, not more TDS. I guess some people need Trump, after all.
It's a mistake that is odd for him. Usually he has a sense of what people want.
To me, this is the official declaration that he ain't running in 2024, and if he does, he's not winning.
He may still have things to say, but this move is almost Joe Bidenesque in it's obtuseness.
At $99 each they must come with really good bubblegum.
First reaction: This does not fill me with confidence that Trump believes he can win. It feels like a last-ditch effort to cash in. It feels like the end. Am I wrong? It pains me to say this.
Is this the Trump-standing-alone version of Obama's book deal and Netflix show? Cause Trump sure as Hell isn't going to get anything like that.
If so, as cheesy and pro-wrestling as it is, Trump's effort has much more dignity than Obama the Hope and Change rebel's way of cashing in, which was to essentially return the passionate bottom-smooching from the establishment that he benefitted from so much for so long, all so he could go out with enough money to hang with the Martha's Vineyard crowd for the rest of his life. He belongs there.
Trump's excellent and thankless service as President cost him dearly and continues to cost him, so if this is his way of clawing some of that back, God bless him. Hope he sells a lot of them.
Will I be buying one? I'm just a dumb nail-pounder. So, no. 99 bucks is still real money to me. I'll wait for the after Christmas sale.
Yikes.
Babylon Bee worthy.
I'm somewhat surprised he didn't insist on the artist making his package BIGGER.
If this is a campaign finance tool, I don't know how well it will work, but at least it's honest. Better than going around with your hand out making promises like the rest of them.
Whatever, maybe it would be better if he had fake baby-moma breasts on.
QED. Trump's self emasculation for his emasculated marks and suckers. Send Money!!!!
Oh look...Cook and Howard are talking about cocks again. Surprise surprise.
Trump figured you guys would bow down and pay through the nose for his PG-13 homoerotic groomer card. Drago and Achilles are gonna run out of Lubraderm.
Thank you, Sir. May I have another?
Meh considering they broke into his house tfour months ago, without cause they have tried to destroy his company bankrupt his family
It's Super-Trump.
Will the Ever-Trumpers admit defeat....now?
MN Farm guy - you beat me to it.
Blogger Ampersand said...
“He'll get 42% of the vote if he is the GOP nominee. If he runs 3rd party, 15% of the vote will be his. He is the DNC's ultimate weapon.“
I heard this same argument with Bush, McCain, and Romney. And I voted for the Republican because each one was marginally better than the Democrat. Then came Trump and this argument was no longer operational. The NeverTrumpers, prominent Republicans all, betrayed us. NeverAgain.
Michael K, mistakes aren't unusual for him. He's like a homerun hitter. A lot of strikeouts, but occasionally hits it out the park. For every university and steaks he has a The Apprentice. He made a lot of mistakes about who to hire/trust too.
Trump's base just shrunk to the lonely loony delusional with zits.
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@TeaBagHag said...
Bwahahahaha! The fact that people were conned into worshipping this prick is astounding! Its such a ham-fisted, fascist image. Please, please, pretty please, let this clown run again as the GOP nominee or 3rd party.
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- Trump Humpers and Trump soon to oblige.
He could at least go to the gym and attempt to lose some weight.
Can I get a bottle of Trump wine if I buy two sets?
Don't you dare question Trump's decisions or judgement. It's GOPe McConnell-Romeny's fault.
pffft.
Jeff Sessions - remember him? Bad decisions from start to finish.
minnesota farm guy: "And Drago and Achilles think this guy should be given the keys to the presidential office again."
Strange.
Both Achilles and I have been making argument after argument for a set of policies that were most effectively pushed by Trump from 2015 to Jan of 2017.
We have both made the argument time and again that Trump could be effectively attacked by another candidate going even more populist or America First.
As we speak, McConnell and Team GOPe is selling out the republican base on the omnibus budget "deal" with Schumer after selling us out repeatedly over the last 2 years which has handed the democraticals their most successful session in 40 years when it should have been their worst.
Thus far I still see no other candidates advancing any economic nationalist/America First/foreign policies that will attract the diverse working class/middle class coalition that can win nationally.
The "trick" is sticking to fundamentals.
In that sense I should congratulate the McConnell-tards as they have certainly stuck to their "fundamentals" of capitulating to the dems across the board.
Makes me wonder if he really wants to run again or if he's trying to claw back some of his money. This is strange even for Trump.
Fucking moron
Great point Robert Cook. Zoom in and it's not a package at all. It's a Camel Toe. How apropos
Does Trump think he will get better DOJ treatment from President Slow Joe or President Any Republucan?
I will say this doesn't make him a grifter. Being a grifter would mean he is tricking or deceiving people. These cards look really stupid, but people buying something stupid doesn't mean they were tricked. Some people really like buying celebrity memorabilia. I am thankful I am not one of those people.
He also announced his first executive actions to ensure digital free speech
Blogger Robert Cook said...
I'm somewhat surprised he didn't insist on the artist making his package BIGGER.
The artist was charging by the square foot, making something that YUGE would cost a bil.
My apologies for laughing like a hyena.
Guy selling silly picture of himself in a superhero costume to raise campaign money vs. guy who takes millions from our enemies. Tough choice.
Are seven-year-olds voting in 2 years?
Asking for PM.
Blogger Michael K said...
It's a mistake that is odd for him. Usually he has a sense of what people want.
At some point Trump has the right to stop caring what people want. He's not Jesus. But, perhaps, maybe he sacrifices himself. He hasn't already?? The cock is crowing. Be careful what you wish for Peter to save your own hide in the short term. (not you Michael K..I get it).
Some, like Althouse, are just glad he's "gone" and wounded...even though it required voter fraud, propaganda, lies, and mass censorship to do so. But we still support the Constitution, and "the rule of law" don't we?
Who knows? Maybe Trump is just trolling the Peters that are now being rounded back into the pen by the sheep dogs. They've been trying to get everyone back into the pen since 2016. Obviously it's working.
Maybe he is trolling the sheep dogs. Maybe he doesn't get to see the promised land and realizes DeSantis may be the torch bearer. The mRNA vaccine is more Trump's Achilles Heal than anything (sorry Achilles) and DeSantis is going after it. He should. It's poison and should NOT be forced upon children.
But...Trump's free speech proposal today was bold. Althouse will ignore that proposal...for now. Government organizations shouldn't be allowed to collude with media and tech to censor "misinformation" and wash their hands of the First Amendment. He's the first...to say it...after Musk clearly exposed it.
Things are going to get worse before they get better. And NONE of us know if they are going to get better. America has not yet hit rock bottom. 2023 is going to be a rough economic year. Very rough. Wait till we find out what people are begging for a year from now.
But...if Trump ends up going down in an overdressed comic book blaze of glory...like Elvis...that's American. Because his moment of greatness can't be topped or repeated (2016). Or at least what used to be America.
As a mostly Trump guy, I can only say WTF?
Testing the base? The digital equivalent of shooting someone on Fifth Avenue?
I got nothin'.
Big Mike said...
So, Drago and Achilles, does he care about winning in 2024 or does he care more about raising money from a potential candidacy?
This is a better way to raise money than Desantis's way of raising money.
At least this way he isn't Griffen's tool like Desantis is.
boatbuilder said...
As a mostly Trump guy, I can only say WTF?
Testing the base? The digital equivalent of shooting someone on Fifth Avenue?
I got nothin'.
I certainly wouldn't have done it this way.
It will be interesting to see how the NFT market goes. 99$ is pretty high for a mint of this nature.
There will also be more than one picture and more than one rarity if he follows the NFT mint pattern.
Latest signal he's probably not running to win in 2024.
Blogger Bob Boyd said...
"Guy selling silly picture of himself in a superhero costume to raise campaign money vs. guy who takes millions from our enemies. Tough choice. "
As usual, you can prove the former but not the latter.
Just in time for Christmas.
Gusty Winds: "Things are going to get worse before they get better."
Nonsense. For the dems and their GOPe allies things are going precisely as planned.
BTW, you wont be surprised to learn that even more GOPe Senators are on board with the dems giving out tens of thousands more green cards to unvetted Afghans.
Another banner move by Team GOPe/Dem.
You will note that not a single one of our GOPe McConnell-tards ever offers up any complaints about the serial sellouts of the republican base by their GOPe heroes.
Its quite clear why that is.
Michael K said...
It's a mistake that is odd for him. Usually he has a sense of what people want.
This board is populated by a certain type of person.
Generally people on this board are:
-professionals or one type or another
-top 20% in income
-political junkies
-very status conscious
It certainly wont do well on the lawyer blogs. Lawyers generally just have a giant stick up their ass.
I bet it does better in plumber vans and on house building sites. I also bet it does better in spanish than it does here.
Ampersand said...
"He'll get 42% of the vote if he is the GOP nominee. If he runs 3rd party, 15% of the vote will be his. He is the DNC's ultimate weapon."
I think that's really close to on the mark.
Again- if the corrupt left want a Trump-Biden rematch - they will make it happen. *wink*
It doesn't matter what Trump says - No one will take him seriously now. Do you Ever-Trumper's get that?
Gunner said...
Does Trump think he will get better DOJ treatment from President Slow Joe or President Any Republucan?
There are some republicans where it wouldn't matter if it was them or Joe Biden.
Cheney was/is a Republican.
You know after they killed JFK, it only took a few years for a majority for the American public to be like, "Ok...you can put my Son's birthday on a ping pong ball and pull it out of a bingo wheel to see if he dies first in a worthless war." (the Hippies and Black Panters were right) And then the American Public said ok to the Warren Report to "move on".
And that was after they took out RFK and MLK. The torchbearers.
Althouse remembers.
Trump is a JFK. JFK didn't bite on launching nukes, as advised by Joint Chiefs during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His biggest moment. He'd already been burned by the Bay of Pigs. Trump knew that going in...and avoided fighting NEW WARS. Only a guy in a cape can resist that.
CIA didn't like JFK. Who else don't they like????
It's like these two guys are the only two that listened to Eisenhower (who actually won a real war) and didn't want to waste foreign or domestic lives on another one...
Today...the don't have to send YOUR son...they just send YOUR money...and shove mRNA up your son's ass.
I like Ike. I like JFK. I like Donald J. Trump....and I like Ron DeSantis.<
kirikaou gave the names of his colleagues to the lawyers for the terrorists, so they could threaten their families,
Who the f/k cares? It’ll be a collector’s item- it’ll be worth a lot &I hope he gives 1/2 the $$ to charity.
I’d love to have him as President right now!!
Don't pick on Donald!
“Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has, there's this. THIS is what the big announcement “
I don’t know who this John K-something is but he, like so many others, fail to realize that Trump, the self aware clown that he is, did as good a job or better for the American people than the rest of the asshats in DC. No new wars. Close to getting North Korea to the table. Russia on its heels (collusion my ass). An economy that saw some of the lowest unemployment ever including the lowest ever for blacks and the biggest rise in the standard of living for the lowest quintile of the population in living memory. A solid start to peace in the Middle East, a sea change at the Supreme Court and so on. And if it weren’t for covid he was a lock for re-election. And all the while there was the stupid collusion/special prosecutor thing and two impeachment’s. John K and his ilk are the ones who should feel humiliated. They were shown up by a guy with a gold toilet, none of the players in DC willing to back him, and one arm tied behind his back. I guess if I were them I wouldn’t want to look at myself in the mirror either.
If Hunter can sell his artwork, Trump can sell his trading cards. Could he be mocking Hunter?
This is weird for this time. Baseball cards are a niche trade. Conditioning people to think he’s a star player, though? That’s Trump.
Not really sure what to make of it, but seems unseemly. My tuppence.
Trump's actual big announcement.
https://youtu.be/R6B2vSFQ6mA
Trump is nonbinary: The world's first Superhuman/Victim.
Sometimes you do get what you deserve, and you'll be forced to vote for him again and add to the losing years of 18,20 and 22. Gluttons for punishment but delusion is a serious illness. What % of posters up in here buying cards from the superhero? At least 40% on the low end ?
ART LINKLETTER nailed it decades ago" PEOPLE ARE FUNNY! Lindel and Graham going to do phone answering for sales! STD'S have eaten out this fella's brain. My goodness c'mon man.
I think he was trying to out-troll Elon Musk. Give it time. Trump might have some fun here.
No one will take him seriously now. Do you Ever-Trumper's get that?
Do you see the contradiction?
Steve Bannon calling on his old boss to fire everyone involved.
Bob Boyd - I appreciate what he is saying there. The super-hero cards are not helping.
No one will take him seriously anymore.
HBTPFH: "It doesn't matter what Trump says - No one will take him seriously now. Do you Ever-Trumper's get that?"
I get that you worship those GOPe "leaders" that sell out the republican base every chance they get in order to satisfy their democratical alliance.
I get that you alternate claiming Trump is completely finished to claiming Trump is unstoppable in the primaries and will lose to the democraticals + GOPe-ers combo.
I get that there seems to be a direct correlation between your attacks against Trump and GOPe-ers handing democraticals policy victory after policy victory.
There are many things that non-McConnell-tards "get".
And then the American Public said ok to the Warren Report to "move on".
The Warren Report was a stack of non-answers. I understood that as an 8 year old in 1964.
LOL. He's takin a piss and all of you are falling for it.
FTR, long ago when MAGA was new I bought an official MAGA hat Xmas ornament. With really 24k gold plated trim!
I think it may have been $99, or something like that.
Anyway, I bought it ironically because I thought it was funny. I would do the same again with these cards if they were actually cards. It’s hard to get a laugh out of displaying an NFT. But, I’d love to have a DJT-as-superman card hanging around so folks see it and then ask me WTF.
Back in the day I displayed my gold trimmed MAGA hat ornament on an HRC for prison bobble head. The hat was almost perfectly fit to the bobble head’s head. It was just a wee bit big.
Anywho, I can’t have fun with this newest offering.
P.S. My buying that hat was the only money I’ve ever given to DJT’s campaigns, and yet I still get a multiple emails everyday from him/his folks asking me to donate to him. I know Althouse has mocked some lib emails she’s received where libs are asking for money, but this DJT grifting I’ve experienced has been way more nuts, for more than six years. Althouse is so funny.
P.P.S. When Althouse revealed that she didn’t vote for DJT there was quite a fuss in these threads. Over time maybe more folks around here will feel that they better understand why she saw something she didn’t want to support. Sure, some will jabber about the judges so that overrides everything that may be bad about DJT. But remember that Althouse claims to not like ideologues in politics, so she may not be a fan of unelected ideologues with lifetime appointments, and no oversight being in charge of our country. Is that what we have now? IDK. But how many con Justices and other judges is enough/too much? To be a good conservative is the goal to have nine Justices (and most/all other judges) that are Thomas-level, no matter how much the will of “the people” is opposed to hardcore right wing ideology. Call me crazy, but I prefer to have a nation where hardcore ideology doesn’t oppress the will of “the people.”
I laughed long and out loud when I read his announcement. This guy is a national treasure! He just keeps giving! I voted against his opponent twice. I really hope he is done with politics
but he could provide a service to the country by continually causing left-wing brains to explode.
“ It's a mistake that is odd for him. Usually he has a sense of what people want.”
Maybe he’s lost of his sense of who the “people” and only hearing the voices of his sycophants.
PS Drago, when will you give on up the “GOPe” epithet?
Phil 314: "PS Drago, when will you give on up the “GOPe” epithet?"
When the GOPe-ers stop cutting deals with the democraticals to undercut the republican base.
I realize it has become a very comfortable routine for some, and not a few at Althouse blog.
The establishment "respectable" non-icky republican types sell out the republican base voters and then they toss out the latest Trump outrage to deflect.
I would have thougt you might have a problem with the usual suspects doing that...but instead you seem to dislike that some people notice the usual suspects are doing that.
If you have a better short-hand description for that class of dem suckups, dont be shy. Share it with us and I will be pleased to take it under advisement.
Only folks "falling for it" will be those paying $99 for worthless NFT. Lots of precedents on Trump consumer products sales ¹history here.
I prefer Reagan Riding a Raptor
First thought is.....thats pretty stupid.
And then I think of who is in the White House this very moment. I think of who he hired as his transportation secretary. I think of who he hired as his head of nuclear waste disposal. I think of who he hired as a health secretary. Sexual issues are a prerequisite.
Joe is like one of those electronic football players from the 60s. You have to aim him just right. Turn on the vibrator and maybe a 30% chance of him doing what was hoped for. Sometimes they go in circles. Sometimes they go backwards.
We see it every day.
What Trump did today is a whole lot less stupid than 95% of Joes days. Make that 99.8%
Im being silly.
100%
Pssst. Hunter Biden's tax payer funded Hooker?
When you're on the same side as a piece of shit like TeaBagHag, - no matter what it is - you may want to reconsider your position.
Just saying.
Hunter Biden's tax payer funded Hooker said...
It doesn't matter what Trump says - No one will take him seriously now. Do you Ever-Trumper's get that?
I agree that there are some stupid people out there that get all angsty about something like this. But they don't really have a sense of humor and are mostly lawyers who wanted Mitt Romney to be president.
Trump also released this statement today.
I know you don't really care about free speech or secure borders or any of the other America First policies.
You are dishonest and kinda stupid and really don't care about anything except what other people think about you.
That is why you support the corporate tools in the GOPe with nice hair and handlers that keep them from doing anything that would embarrass you or make you feel uncomfortable.
They might pass a 1.7 Trillion dollar omnibus through a lame duck congress but that is OK with you. Just as long as they don't release some silly NFT's you will let them betray you over and over and over again.
Butkus51: "What Trump did today is a whole lot less stupid than 95% of Joes days. Make that 99.8%"
Shhh!
You are not allowed to criticize democraticals when the GOPe-ers are busy capitulating to them.
It doesn't look good.
Only folks "falling for it" will be those paying $99 for worthless NFT.
I'd buy one. Pretty good chance it will outperform my 401K for the next several years. Even if it losses 30%.
Meanwhile, the Senate authorized 850 billion more for Ukraine in the National Defense act. More money to Ukraine whilst WE are suffering in America and being invaded on the Southern border, and yet this is what you people are crying about?? YOU all deserve Joe Biden.
Maybe THIS is the reason....https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/is_there_a_brilliant_ulterior_motive_behind_trumps_baseball_card_fundraiser.html
But the larger issue is that he will be indicted and probably convicted by a DC jury for something.
He's finished.
Yeah, because THIS time, the walls really ARE closing in on him!
Bunch of pathetic losers. Go stick your heads in the oven.
Which one of his "advisors" thought up this embarrassing stunt? And WHY would he go along with it? Does the man have no judgment at all?
You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
Hunter Biden's tax payer funded Hooker said...
Bob Boyd - I appreciate what he is saying there. The super-hero cards are not helping.
No one will take him seriously anymore.
So in other words no, you don't see the contradiction.
There is a much wider world out there and you are just too close minded to see what is going on past your shrinking bubble.
Readering said...
You fell for it. It got you commenting. It has gotten people talking about Trump. That was the goal.
shorter Ever-Trumpers
More 3-D Jeff Sessions chess.
Lets put it this way - Trump will never again be president.
I was initially swayed by John Kiriakou's negative framing. But upon reflection, how is this a grift? It's straight forward. Here's what you get for 99 bucks. It's fund raising. It's a request for a campaign donation. It's no different from any other candidate offering a signed photo or a calendar or a flag pin oranything else. It's just more interesting and imaginative. This particular lure displays Trump's sense of humor and IMO he's laughing at himself with these images. How often do you see a candidate do that anymore? Also, Kiriakou was either mistaken or misleading about this being Trump's big announcement.
Kiriakou is an ex-CIA officer and whistleblower who went to prison after pleading guilty to leaking classified information. He came to Trump's defense briefly, appearing on Tucker Carlson's show during the Ukraine impeachment episode. He asked Trump for a Presidential pardon but didn't get one.
So if I download that image and the others to my hard drive, I have the card without giving Trump any money?
I would have hoped Trump were more skeptical about NFTs and blockchains, but given his salesman/showman/huckster background, that was too much to ask for.
With the Trump cards- and my 99 bucks - I hope I get some bubble gum and a de-coder ring.
Otherwise - NO DEAL!
or an optional coupon to have dinner with Fuentes and YE.
The point isn't to have the image. The point is to give Trump money. He's fundraising.
If DeSantis runs, he'll be asking for money too. He'll probably send you a picture of himself in uniform.
RMc is stuck again.
Bob Boyd
Uniform v. Silly super hero cartoon?
hmmm -what will pull in those pesky independent voters? hard to tell. Will need that de-coder ring and the Trump-magic eight ball.
Buy both, and get free shipping. But wait! ... order now, and we will double your order.
Folks will have trouble reselling since buyer won't be entered in sweepstakes to meet with Trump at MAL if they happen to be in town at same time.
And he sold all 45,000 of them.
What do C-suite executives and influential private investors in Silicon Valley think about this licensing brain wave?
'....hopefully your favorite president of all time, better than Lincoln, better than Washington ...." For people who like presidents that aren't dead.
hmmm -what will pull in those pesky independent voters?
Yeah, yeah, I get that, but the only way you can think these pictures are in any way disturbing or important is if you believe Trump takes them seriously. I don't believe he does.
Anyway, my point was, people don't give a politician $99 because they want a picture of him.
And Trump isn't trying to pull in independent voters with these images. He's trying to raise money which he can then use to target voter groups like pesky independents and what not down the road. There are tons of Trump-as-superhero images out there online and everybody has seen them. No independent who is considering voting Trump for serious reasons in 2024 will decide not to because of a couple of funny pictures from 2 years before.
A pesky independent himself, Donald Trump pulled in almost 4 1/2 million dollars in one day and had fun doing it.
Bob Boyd said: Guy selling silly picture of himself in a superhero costume to raise campaign money vs. guy who takes millions from our enemies. Tough choice.
Wins the thread for me. Trump was a great president, and if he wants to do something kind of silly to raise money that's fine with me (not that I or anyone else who voted for him needs to be asked permission).
Yes, some people are sad he's not going to run seriously, but then a lot of the handwriting on the wall is that many of his supporters have been beaten down enough by the MSM and the crazies of both parties that they think he's a liability. Yes, when your whole political career consisted of being investigated for non-existent crimes and seeing your closest supporters and colleagues get ruined, you might appear to some as a liability, and you yourself might not be as interested in seriously running as before.
As far as I'm concerned, whatever he chooses he's free to choose. I'm still in debt to him for four years of intelligent and very helpful service to our country.
I am thinking of buying one of these.
Robert Cook, I am a little disappointed in the art on these as well. Perhaps not a bigger "package", but I feel that he could have chosen better artists. There is a lot of really enjoyable Trump art out there.
@ Bob Boyd - "A pesky independent himself, Donald Trump pulled in almost 4 1/2 million dollars in one day and had fun doing it."
He's independent? HUH - then why is on team GOP?
Well - that should help the billionaire pay for.... ? what exactly? Perhaps legal.
I doubt anyone other than a tru-believer bought those ridiculous cards.
The money goes to DJT, not some PAC. If intended as disguised political contributions that gets interesting. Assume he is piggy backing on other celebrity NFT investment gamble/ripoffs.
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You know someone is a fair and balanced journalist when they write things like, "Just when you thought this grifter couldn't humiliate himself any more than he already has..."
Bears repeating..
I am thinking of buying one of these.
Too late. Sold out in 12 hours.
Laughing Fox said...
"I'm still in debt to him for four years of intelligent and very helpful service to our country."
Laughing Fox really enjoyed spending a year locked in his house watching the economy implode while he guzzled Hydroxychloroquine, and listened to the Commander in Chief tell us "Its totally under control".
It really is a cult of maroons.
He's independent? HUH - then why is on team GOP?
He took it over. Small e heads are still spinning.
Well - that should help the billionaire pay for.... ? what exactly? Perhaps legal.
He made 4 1/2 million in 12 hours. How many 12 hour periods are left between now and the election?
I doubt anyone other than a tru-believer bought those ridiculous cards.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
It's not a cult, it's a horde.
HBTPFH: "He's independent? HUH - then why is on team GOP?"
Because thus far he best represents the majority of the republican base voters, unlike your adored sell-out the base backstabbing GOPe "heroes".
Do you have any other typically stupid and ill-informed questions?
Don't hold back now. Lets get them all out there.
Trump Humpers are generally as "stupid" as their GOP hero - Trump.
gullible too. Billionaire Trump is laughing all the way to the bank.
But keep up the Trumpian name-Calling - Oh twin of Humper-dumb... and the boring repetitive BS - Romeny-McConnell Lover. It's as stale as your hero.
The left are cheaters and liars - and Trump is a moron. Both can be truth. Both ARE true.
Sucker.
Sorry HBTPFH, I will continue to call out your earthly god-hero McConnell for his back-stabbing ways and his constant corrupt deal-making with your democratical allies.
I dont care how much it makes you weep.
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