RAYANA UNUTOA (HOST): Well, 45th president Donald Trump makes his highly anticipated major announcement. In a Truth Social post today, Trump announced the release of his first digital trading card collection. He said the limited edition cards feature amazing art of his life and career. This comes one month after he launched his 2024 presidential campaign. He compared the collection to baseball cards and said those who buy his cards have a chance to win prizes.
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DONALD TRUMP (FORMER PRESIDENT): Hello everyone this is Donald Trump hopefully your favorite president of all time. Better than Lincoln. Better than Washington. With an important announcement to make. I am doing my first Donald J. Trump NFT collection right here and right now. They're called Trump digital trading cards. These cards feature some of the really incredible artwork pertaining to my life and my career. It's been very exciting. Here's one of the best parts. Each card comes with an automatic chance to win amazing prizes like dinner with me. I don't know if that's an amazing prize, but it's what we have. Or golf with you and a group of your friends on one of my beautiful golf courses and they are beautiful. I'm also doing zoom calls, a one on one meeting, and so much more. We're doing a lot.
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UNUTOA: Well, the cards cost $99 each and can be purchased at collecttrumpcards.com. Trump said the cards make for good Christmas gifts and urged people to get them soon before they sell out. This comes after Trump teased this major announcement on Truth Social Wednesday, saying "America needs a superhero."