Donald Trump flew into the realm of online ridicule on Thursday with his new “official” Digital Trading Card collection! The announcement was teased with a photo of the President in a heroic costume, complete with a cape and a “Trump Champion” belt.
The internet was quick to react with amusement and shock!
“Just when you thought this grifter couldn’t humiliate himself any more than he already has,” wrote John Kiriakou, a CIA whistleblower turned author, “there’s this. THIS is what the big announcement was.”
On Wednesday, Donald Trump teased an upcoming major announcement in a video reminiscent of a superhero movie! In the clip, the former President of the United States stated that “America needs a superhero” while the footage showed him standing outside Trump Tower and then ripping open his suit to reveal a superhero costume and shooting lasers from his eyes. This fueled speculation that the announcement might involve a run for Speaker of the US House, a proposal that some rightwing Republicans have supported.
But when the announcement came on Thursday, Trump said he was merely offering supporters “limited edition cards featur[ing] amazing ART of my Life & Career”, which he promised would prove “very much like a baseball card but hopefully much more exciting”.
“GET YOUR CARDS NOW!” the 76-year-old former president commanded, above the picture of himself standing in a ring for boxing or wrestling, muscles rippling under a red leotard and wearing high blue boots emblazoned with “45” (his presidential number) and an American flag as a cape.
The cards cost “Only $99 each” and “would make a great Christmas gift”.
“Don’t Wait,” Trump added. “They will be gone, I believe, very quickly!”
Donald Trump’s luck is running out. After facing unprecedented legal jeopardy, polls show he’s been slipping behind the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, in the race for the GOP nomination in 2024.
To add insult to injury, a major announcement from the former president was met with widespread mockery – he’s selling his own Pokémon cards!
Ginger Gibson, senior Washington editor for NBC Digital, wrote: “Donald Trump’s ‘major announcement’ appears to be that he still thinks people will give him $99 when he asks.”
Sarah Rumpf, a contributing editor to Mediate, said: “This is somehow hilariously dumber than even I had expected.”
Philip Bump, a Washington Post columnist, said Trump was “losing the plot”.
Rick Wilson, of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, said: “Major Trump embarrassment, more like, amirite?”