Trump offers pieces of the SUIT he wore in his mugshot and calls it ‘the most significant artifact in United States history’ in his new collection of $99 trading cards
- Former President Donald Trump is giving away pieces of the suit he wore in his mugshot to supporters who buy 47 of his digital trading cards
- The ex-president posted the offer on Truth Social Tuesday, telling fans they would be purchasing a “true collectible” that could be passed down for generations.
- The digital trading cards, with non-fungible tokens, sell for $99, but cost $4,862.38 for the 47-piece set.
Former President Donald Trump is giving top supporters the suit off his back, posting on Truth Social Tuesday that fans who purchase 47 of his digital trading cards will receive a piece of the suit he wore in his mugshot.
Over the past year, the ex-president has been selling non-fungible tokens, in the form of digital trading cards, as a sideline.
On Tuesday, Trump posted a video to Truth Social debuting a new set β The MugShot Edition β that pays tribute to the photo taken in August of the ex-president at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked on racketeering and other charges. charges related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
'Buy 47 digital cards and we will send you a beautiful trading card. It is an authentic piece of the suit I wore when I took that now famous mugshot and it was a great suit, believe me, a very good suit,β Trump said in a video. “So we cut it up and you get a piece of it.”
Trump said it would be a “true collectible” and “something to give to your family, your children and grandchildren,” while the website CollectTrumpCards.com called the mugshot pack “The Most Historically Significant Artifact in the History of the United States ' mentioned.
Former President Donald Trump gives top supporters the suit off his back, posting on Truth Social Tuesday that fans who purchase 47 of his digital trading cards will receive a piece of the suit he wore in his mugshot
For $4,862.38, supporters of former President Donald Trump can purchase the complete set of 47 digital trading cards and then receive a physical card with a piece of the ex-president's suit that he wore when he had his mugshot taken in August attached to it.
'Some people call these cards pop art or modern art. I wish I looked as good as I did on those cards, I can tell you that,β Trump continued.
βThey give me muscles where, believe me, I don't have any,β he said, laughing.
While the digital cards cost $99 each, the full cost of the 47-piece set is $4,862.38, DailyMail.com calculated.
Only 2,024 pieces of Trump's mugshot suit are available, the website said.
Trump also said that buyers of the full set would be treated to dinner at Mar-a-Lago.
'You are also invited to a gala dinner at my beautiful Mar-a-Lago. My house in Florida. You may have heard of it. It has become quite a famous place,β Trump said.
βSo don't miss it, go to CollectTrumpCards.com, go right now and collect your own exclusive piece of American history and we'll all have fun together. Have a good life,β the ex-president said.
Former President Donald Trump had a mugshot taken in August as he was arrested on racketeering and other charges in the Fulton County Jail after being indicted in Georgia for attempting to overturn that state's 2020 presidential election
Trump started selling NFTs, in the form of trading cards, in December last year.
The first set of online-only tickets sold out within 24 hours.
The ex-president teased the upcoming unveiling of his trading cards by posting on Truth Social that he had an “important announcement.”
He was ridiculed by some critics when it emerged that he had digital trading cards for sale.
President Joe Biden's personal account tweeted in response, “I've also had some MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS in recent weeks…” and then outlined that inflation was easing and he “brought Brittney Griner home” and added “10,000 new, good-paying jobs in Arizona. ,'an important swing state.