On December 14, 2022, former US President Donald Trump touted what he called a “major announcement” with the teaser “America needs a superhero. “to create hype.
Perhaps Trump – who had already announced the occasional presidential candidacy – would announce his running mate for the next presidential election in 2024?Maybe he’s making a triumphant return on Twitter? It turns out that none of those assumptions would be correct.
Trump’s main announcement, made on his own social media platform Truth Social on December 15, 2022, the launch of what he described as “my official collection of virtual Donald Trump trading cards”:
My official collection of Donald Trump virtual trading cards is here!These limited edition trading cards present an amazing ART of my life and career!Collect all your favorite Trump virtual cards, like a baseball card, but much more exciting. Go collect triunfo. es/ trading cards
The former president posted a video announcement:
According to the promotion of those retouched photographs of Donald Trump as superheroes, those are the only officially legal and approved “cards” by Donald Trump:
Unlike the fan art you’d possibly see elsewhere, these are Trump’s first legal virtual business cards ever created. The prizes you have a chance to win in the contest can give you the ability to interact with President Trump himself!
CollectTrumpCards. com is the place to buy virtual trading cards officially legal and approved by President Trump.
While those cards can be “shot” through Trump, this contest has no connection to any member of the Trump family, a Trump campaign, or a corporation connected to the Trump organization. It is sponsored through a corporation called NFT INT LLC:
NFT INT LLC is not owned, controlled or controlled through Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC or any of their respective administrators or affiliates. NFT INT LLC uses the name, image and symbol of Donald J. Trump under a license from CIC Digital LLC, whose license would possibly be terminated or revoked on its terms.
However, due to Trump’s “big announcement” about the lifestyles of this contest and the collection of related virtual images, the claim is “true. “
Sources:
Compilation of Trump | Donald Trump Digital Trading Card NFT. https://collecttrump. com/. Consulté December 15, 2022.
Trump, Donald. ” IMPORTANT NOTICE. ” Social truth, https://truthsocial. com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109518512543023262.
Alex Kasprak is an investigative and science journalist reporting on clinical misinformation, online fraud, and money crimes.
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