Over the last 24 hours, fans of ex- President Donald Trump have sat in their chairs, waiting for an announcement that he promised would blow their minds. He posted a video to his Truth Social page showing an image of him in a superhero costume, with his pecs missing, as laser beams shoot from his eyes. This could mean something. There was a question about what the apocalypse was going to be.
On Thursday the grand surprise was finally revealed and it was another horrible NFT project that featured amazing ART of my life and career. The low quality images and the company in charge of the project are a more complicated enigma.
Some NFTs are limited to a single copy and others are available in two, five, seven, or 10 copies. A big fan of Mr. Trump will be guaranteed a ticket to a future dinner with him, even though there are a total of 45,000 cards. They promised to pay for transportation. You can also have a sit down with the former president. He won't look as thin as he does in these cards.
The images were so lazy that they were edited to make them look better. The one image of Trump in hunter garb bears a very distinct resemblance to the ones made by Banded, a hunting apparel company.
The leather duster that Trump is wearing is made by a California-based costume and western garb shop.
We did not hear back from the companies after we contacted them to see if they had an agreement with the NFT project.
The whole thing is quite strange. Trump claims in a video that he is better than Lincoln and Washington. Each card has a chance to win amazing prizes, like dinner with me. I don't know if it's an amazing prize, but it's what we have.
According to the company's page, you would be wrong if you assumed that all the money would go to support Trump's reelection campaign. The company listed as hosting the NFT auction is called NFT Intl.
The digital trading cards have nothing to do with politics. Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, or any of their principals or affiliates are not the owners or managers of NFT INT. According to the terms of the license, Donald J. Trump's name, likeness and image can be terminated or revoked.
We did not hear back from NFT after we reached out to them.
The company that is running the auction is quite strange. There is a strip mall in Utah with a few shops and restaurants, a dry cleaner, and aUPS store. The companies trying to buy Trump's favored social media platform Truth Social have been based out of aUPS Store mailbox.
Who is operating behind the scenes is a mystery. There are two companies that are registered in California and Delaware that are not located in Utah.
We will update the story if we learn more about the person listed as the CEO in charge of the California-registered company.
If you are interested in the idea of a Trump NFT, just be aware that they are non-refundable and non-returnable. You can do what we did, right click and save-as, but that wouldn't help the purpose of digital scarcity.
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