The mind-boggling video of Donald Trump, featuring a cartoon of him dressed as a superhero, was a prelude to the former US president’s attempt to whip so-called Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) from himself to his supporters, for $99 a pop, as it turned out. In the clip, which the billionaire shared on his Truth Social media platform earlier this week, Mr. Trump remarks, “America needs a superhero.”
A caricature of the 76-year-old, who last month confirmed his intention to run for president again in 2024, then rips open his shirt to reveal a costume underneath as lasers shoot from his eyes, with the post depicting a “major” teases. Announcement”.
He solved the mystery today with a second message, this time accompanied by another muscular cartoon Trump in a skintight red suit, hands on hips and a Stars-and-Stripes-themed cape billowing behind him.
He commented, “My official Donald Trump limited Digital Trading Card collection is here.
“These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career! Collect all of your favorite Trump Digital Trading Cards, much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting.
He urges anyone interested in buying one to visit a dedicated website, adding, “Only $99 each. Would make a great Christmas present.
“Do not wait. I believe they will be gone very soon!”
He also shared a video saying that people who bought the tokens would be eligible for prizes, including dinner with himself, and suggested that he is their “favorite president of all time, better than Lincoln, better than Washington.”
Writer and filmmaker Andy Ostroy responded to the news on Twitter: “The social media platform Trump used to favor but now insists he will never return to, filmmaker “Trump looks absolutely bonkers in this ludicrously delusional.
“Worse still are the brainwashed fools who belong to this bat***t-crazy sect who see this bloated old fat dude as a superhero…”
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Even some supporters seemed unimpressed, with Eric Hopkins posting: “I am politically right, but if our country is in a dire situation right now… the LAST thing the leader of the political opposition to those in power should do at this moment he is put on a “digital baseball card”. He deserves ALL the criticism for this. #Trump #FAIL.”
Meanwhile, Ryan Kindt pointed to the English actor now widely tipped to be the next James Bond: “Henry Cavill steps down as Superman and Trump poses as (sort of) Superman. Chance?”
Others were quick to draw parallels to Homelander, the evil, all-powerful protagonist of Amazon Prime’s dystopian superhero series The Boys, with several sharing a clip of him dressed in a similar costume.
Trump may also be trying to bolster his popularity after a poll released yesterday found him well behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is widely believed to be planning to throw his hat in two years for the match.
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Suffolk University/USA Today poll suggested Mr DeSantis, 44, currently has a 56-33 lead over Mr Trump among Conservative voters.
David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, said, “There’s a new Republican sheriff in town,”
DeSantis outranks Trump not only among the general electorate, but among these Republican voters who have been the former president’s base.
“Republicans and conservative independents increasingly want Trumpism without Trump.”
In the days following last month’s midterm elections, in which Trump-backed candidates underperformed, Trump criticized DeSantis, branded him Ron DeSanctimonious and told him not to run for president.
He told Fox News, “I think if he flees, he could hurt himself really badly.”