Former President Donald Trump has opted to hang out with trading card fans at Mar-a-Lago rather than hit the campaign trail, despite repeated complaints that his criminal hush money trial prevented him from doing just that, a new report shows.
Trump on Wednesday will host a dinner at the Florida social club for people who bought his non-fungible tokens trading cards, a source told NBC News.
This news arrives just two days after Trump complained Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case — in which the former president stands accused of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election — constituted election interference.
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"I should be out there campaigning," Trumptold a gaggle of reporters in Manhattan criminal court Monday. "They want to keep me off the trail."
According to NBC, Trump's schedule Wednesday does not include any public campaign events. A source said he will be having political meetings.
Reporters Jake Traylor and Vaughn Hillyard note that Trump “superhero” NFT digital trading cards have netted the former president anywhere between $100,000 and $1 million.
Other financial ventures include gold sneakers and Trump-endorsed bibles.
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"Trump’s newest round of digital trading cards, dubbed the 'Mugshot Edition,' includes a bonus offer for a small swatch of the suit Trump wore during his mug shot in Fulton County, Georgia," the report notes.
Trump's decision garnered much mockery on social media.
"It’s just a grift at this point," said X user FedUpTexan.
Another X user reminded readers that, after weeks of complaining that his hush money trial would stop him attending his youngest son’s high school graduation, Trump organized a fundraiser on the same day.
"No worries," added @Mumof3Js. "He'll be on the campaign trail on Barrons graduation day."
