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There wasn't a lot of political news yesterday; maybe that's why Donald Trump's campaign decided it was the ideal time to announce their latest fundraising initiative. His team has whipped up a new set of NFT trading cards. Examples don't appear to have been made public, but there are 47 of them, they retail for $99 each, and they are surely as tacky as the first batch. What was that we were saying about right-wing voters' willingness to spend their money on dubious "investments?"
For those people who buy a complete set—with a price tag of $4,653—there are two additional incentives. First, they get to have dinner "with Trump" at Mar-a-Lago. The last time that incentive was offered, Trump popped in for 10 minutes, picked at a wedge salad, and then excused himself, so even those folks who want to dine with him may end up disappointed. Second, they get a piece of what is being described as "The Most Historically Significant Artifact in United States History."
At this point, you are probably horrified that Team Trump would cut up the original copy of the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. Or maybe that they are going to chop "American Gothic" into pieces. Or possibly it's Dorothy's ruby slippers. Or Thomas Jefferson's writing desk. Or Martin Luther King Jr.'s final draft of the "I Have a Dream" speech. But you needn't worry, because apparently "The Most Historically Significant Artifact in United States History" is... the suit that Trump was wearing on the day he was booked and mugshotted in Georgia.
Readers may have different ideas, but to us, this carries more than a faint whiff of desperation. Trump has hit his minions up so many times, and there's such a high chance that the money will go to his legal defenses rather than his reelection, that it's entirely plausible the donations are drying up. We'll know for sure around January 10, when the Q4 fundraising reports are in. (Z)