Ex-President Donald Trump used his TruthSocial platform to promote his $99 digital trading cards, which depict him in various heroic settings, just after Colorado judges barred him from competing in the Republican primary in the Rocky State Mountain.
In the aftermath of the decision, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said the campaign had already appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump first launched the cards in December last year. The first versions depicted him as a superhero. At the time of launch, it was confirmed that proceeds from the cards would not go towards his political campaigns.
Appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court is not meant to be a pocketbook. Lawyers generally charge six figures to argue in the court of last resort.
On Tuesday, a divided court in Colorado ruled that Trump is ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause and removed him from the state's presidential primaries.
Donald Trump has been redirecting his followers with his digital trading cards, including his latest Mugshot edition, shown here, as he faces yet another legal battle to stay on the ballot
Trump first launched the cards in December 2022, as legal costs mounted due to his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him
Trump appeared at a rally in Waterloo, Iowa, last night after the decision in Colorado
Trump, 77, has not issued an official response to the ruling, but has previously posted numerous videos on Fox News in which several pro-Trump talking heads lamented the decision.
He later posted a message mainly promoting the cards, The Mugshot Edition.
'Due to the great excitement and success of my previous TRUMP DIGITAL TRADING CARDS, we're doing it again: the MugShot Edition, available NOW! I'm happy when you're happy. Have fun. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!,” he wrote.
In July, it was reported that Trump had spent $40 million in PAC donations to pay for his legal fees.
PAC donations usually come from small-dollar contributions.
In addition to battling the Supreme Court, Trump is also waging legal battles in Florida, Washington, D.C., and Fulton County, Georgia, and state charges in New York.
Trump first launched The MugShot Edition cards earlier this month.
The edition pays tribute to the photo taken in August of the ex-president at the Fulton County Jail, where he was indicted on racketeering and other 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,” Trump said in a video.
In another example, Trump is surrounded by gold bars bearing his name. But the building of the company that runs the lotteries is a cabin in upstate New York
Former President Donald Trump's recently launched line of NFT “digital trading cards” could potentially land him in legal hot water, as many of them appear to infringe on previous designs
Four judges appointed by Democratic governors, Judges, Richard L. Gabriel, Melissa Hart, William W. Hood III and Monica Márquez, all circled, voted to disqualify the former president
“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.
'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,” Trump continued.
“They give me muscles where, believe me, I don't have any,” 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,” Trump said.
“So 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,” the ex-president said.
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,” adding, “10,000 new, well-paying jobs in Arizona, an important swing state.
