The trading cards are the Noise, we have to find the Signal.
Watch what else Trump does today. Love or hate the noise, Trump did just get all eyes and ears on him. The sensationalism this "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" has is all showmanship to turn heads.
Look at what he just posted:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109518990392565381
This is the Signal.
People critical of Trump are gonna look at everything he says after this "debacle" in order to make fun of him. Fine, do that. It plays right into Trump's plan. They're paying attention to him now. They're also leading others to pay attention as well.
Trump, more than anyone else, knows that any publicity is good publicity -- if you know how to pay your hand right.
If Trump had asked for donations to help his campaign run for 2024, all the same people who are shitting on the trading card idea would have shit on that too.
While every other politician heads off to make sleazy backroom deals to raise funds, Trump asks the people (and in the most creative way possible).
Even without the delta, NTFs were a good idea. Throw in that it's a 1700 day delta (over 4 1/2 years ago) long before NFTs were widely known about is a mind boggling proof.