After teasing a "major announcement" on his Truth Social account, Donald Trump unveiled a "limited edition collection" of NFT trading cards with cartoon-like images of himself depicted as a superhero, Hollywood actor and more.

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A cartoon image of a particularly machismo Trump dressed in hunting gear, wearing a "DOW" hat with a surging stock ticker in the background, playing golf, wearing sunglasses while standing in front of a "

A series of prizes, including a dinner in Miami with Trump, a golf outing with Trump, and a one-on-one meeting with Trump, were announced by Trump.

After teasing a "major announcement" he said would come Thursday, Trump said on Wednesday "America Needs a Superhero."

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Get your cards now. It's only 99 dollars each. It would be a good Christmas gift. Don't hold back. I think they will be gone very soon. Trump wrote on a social networking site.

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The NFT market is challenging at the moment with falling prices and volume. There were uncertainties about the stability of the digital asset market that led to a decline in NFT trading volume. The NFT market has been hurt by the collapse of FTX.

Key Background

Trump has taken advantage of the fervent nature of his fan base and their penchant for publicly declaring their allegiance to the former president via flags, hats, clothing, yard signs, car stickers and more by offering a marketplace of merchandise on his Trump Organization website. Food items in Trump- branded packaging, cheese boards stamped with his name, ornaments depicting his properties, and a wide array of camo-print Trump apparel can be purchased by shoppers. His son-in-law and former White House adviser said in his memoir that the red hats brought in $80,000 a day for his father-in-law's presidential campaign.

On November 15th, Trump announced his third bid for the presidency, which came on the heels of a particularly rough month for him. A USAToday/Suffolk University survey found GOP-leaning voters prefer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 over Trump by double-digit margins. McConnell was one of many Republicans who blamed Trump for the party's poor performance. He was rebuked by GOP leaders for hosting a white supremacist at Mar-A-Lago and for declaring that parts of the constitution should be abolished.

DeSantis Surges Over Trump among GOP by double-digit margins.

Trump's approval rating has fallen since he became popular.

McConnell blamed Trump for the poor results in the midterms.