Donald Trump’s ‘major announcement’ is a cringey line of $99 NFTs — of himself
Donald Trump really does live in his own fantasy world.
The former president, 76, teased a “major announcement” 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.
The 45th president’s new NFT collection depicts — who else? — himself in various forms of, well, highly virtual reality.
Trump is featured with a chiseled chest wearing a cape, triumphantly riding an elephant and sporting a dapper James Bond-style tuxedo in the cards, according to his announcement on Truth Social.
“Hello everyone, this is Donald Trump, hopefully your favorite president of all time — better than Lincoln, better than Washington, with an important announcement,” Trump said in a tone-deaf video linked to the post. “I’m doing my first official Donald J. Trump NFT collection.”
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.
“Would make a great Christmas gift. Don’t Wait. They will be gone, I believe, very quickly!” he added on Truth Social, with a whiff of desperation.
Trump’s self-aggrandizing cards — arguably the perfect gift from a megalomaniac to himself — also depict the former president as a cowboy and as an astronaut in sunglasses.
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.”
On Wednesday, the former president teased the announcement with a superhero-themed video — baiting his Truth Social followers with a promise of something big the next day.
In that short clip, Trump told viewers that “America needs a superhero!” as Marvel World-like music blared.
A cut-away then revealed an animated version of the ex-president posing like Superman in front of Trump Tower, tearing open his business suit to reveal his muscular chest and a red T-logo bodysuit.
The announcement stunned and amused critics on social media.
“This is how you fade into irrelevance,” one Twitter user wrote, “not with a bang or a whimper but by advertising a whimper as a bang.”
“The best part is he waited until after everyone has basically agreed most NFTs are a scam and a bunch of celebrities are being sued for promoting them to launch this,” noted pseudonymous commenter AG Hamilton.
“He doesn’t want to run,” theorized Spectator World contributing editor Stephen L. Miller. “He thinks he has to because he lost but he doesn’t want to.”
“Looks like the Trump 2024 campaign isn’t quite meeting its fundraising goals yet,” joked attorney and podcast host Jeff Blehar.