Former president Donald Trump will spend his day off from court hosting a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago residence for buyers of NFT trading cards, according to a source familiar with the planning.
NFTs or non-fungible tokensIt’s part of a set of non-campaign initiatives that Trump is balancing with his White House activities and legal challenges during 2023 and 2024. After Stormi Daniels testified Tuesday about her alleged sexual relationship with the former presidentTrump told reporters that he wanted to be on the campaign trail rather than being locked up in a courtroom.
But his Wednesday program will not include public campaign events. A source familiar with the plan shared that Trump’s day off from court will include private political meetings. Axios First reported on Trump’s plans to dine with NFT buyers.
Over the past three years, Trump has used naming rights deals with Florida-based LLCs to personally profit from his name and likeness. Financial disclosure reports Trump’s previous “superhero” NFT showed he made at least six figures from digital trading cards.
Trump has previously used similar structures to promote and sell LLCs Trump sneaker lineTrump branded perfume and cologne and a An expensive copy of the Bible.
The newest round of Trump digital trading cards, called the Mugshot Edition, includes a bonus offer for a small sample of the suit Trump wore during the mugging in Fulton County, Georgia, where he is facing racketeering charges related to his attempts to cancel the 2020 date. state election results.
Trump has not scheduled political events for Wednesday, but has called the New York lawsuit and other legal challenges in recent weeks “electioneering interference” designed to keep him in court and out of the campaign.
At a rally in Michigan last week, Trump argued that he would have to spend more days with several rallies because he is often busy in court during the week.
“I have to do two of these things a day. You know why? Because I’m always in New York about Biden’s trial,” Trump said.
In the midst of the fourth week of Trump’s criminal money trial, the former president campaigned outside New York on the same day he hosted rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin last week.