President Donald Trump on Thursday supplied an initial consider his $5 million “gold card,” a path to united state citizenship that he aims to market to rich international nationals.
The head of state, while speaking with press reporters aboard Air Force One, flaunted the gold card which includes his face, the Statue of Liberty and a hairless eagle on it.
“For $5 million, this could be yours,” stated Trump as he swung the card around before journalism gaggle.
When asked that the “first buyer” would certainly be, he responded, “Me, I’m the first.”
He included that he does not recognize that the 2nd purchaser would certainly be prior to approximating that the card would certainly appear “in about less two weeks.”
Trump, in February, announced that the gold card would certainly use customers “green card privileges” together with a “route to citizenship” via their acquisition.
It notes an initiative by Trump that would essentially replace a program that presently provides rich capitalists– in addition to their prospective partner and any kind of single kids under age 21– a way to acquire legal long-term united state residency.
“We don’t need Congress,” included Trump at the time. “It’s a path to citizenship. A very strong path, but we’re not doing the citizenship. For that, I’d have to get Congress.”
Trump kept in mind that million card sales can amount to $5 trillion for the united state and recommended that he’s also available to Russian oligarchs getting a card.
Social media customers clowned Trump over his “beyond parody” expose of the card, with some keeping in mind that it got here on the very same day that his latest round of tolls caused stocks to tank.
On a day that every American saw their retired life, financial investment, and/or university financial savings funds take a success, the individual that we were informed represents the working American was attempting to market $5 million United States visas. What a male of the (exceptionally rich) individuals! https://t.co/IZXUUx1Mkz
— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) April 3, 2025
Way, means awesome! Maybe he can beg Paul, Weiss and Skadden and Willkie and Milbank and S&C to acquire up boxes of them! https://t.co/6EVkYnxPmw
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) April 4, 2025
Can I turn around uno and market my citizenship for $5 million
— Soran Ibrahim (@SetsunaFSeiei89) April 3, 2025
