# Trump makes major announcement December 15. What is it? {Just digital trading cards of Trump} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 14, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531 "2022-12-14T20:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/383 "2022-12-17T14:35:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Science has gone too far! Science is just getting started! (NSFW) [Just think!](https://i.imgur.com/UWwsZZx.jpg) [44,995 more](https://i.imgur.com/RJ9HKh4.jpg) [and the SDMB](https://i.imgur.com/uReEFcP.jpg) [can mint its own](https://i.imgur.com/0FM7REB.jpg) [NFTs!!!](https://i.imgur.com/EfT3cLY.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/384 "2022-12-17T14:42:08Z")
Gouges out eyes Cuts off own head. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/385 "2022-12-17T14:43:33Z")
It Looks Like Trump STOLE The Images For His NFT Trading Cards [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dEk8Hb_v0xE/maxresdefault.jpg "It Looks Like Trump STOLE The Images For His NFT Trading Cards") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEk8Hb_v0xE) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/386 "2022-12-17T15:13:43Z")
It’s not stealing if they actually bought the pictures from Shutterstock. It’s certainly not as advertised, “hand drawn”, but I’ve used pics from shutterstock before for various promotional materials. That’s what they are there for. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/387 "2022-12-17T15:25:57Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > It’s not stealing if they actually bought the pictures from Shutterstock. Many of the pictures were traced to images of specific clothing products from various apparel companies. Clearly these are not generic images from Shutterstock. Maybe a few were in fact purchased from a commercial image site like Shutterstock, but honesty and paying for stuff is not really part of the Trump way of doing things. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/388 "2022-12-17T15:26:25Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > It’s not stealing if they actually bought the pictures from Shutterstock That is a mighty big ‘if’. Also, the pictures off of Amazon certainly were not paid for… ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/389 "2022-12-17T15:40:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Many of the pictures were traced to images of specific clothing products from various apparel companies. Clearly these are not generic images from Shutterstock. I’m just going by the thumbnail on the video. It has shutterstock watermarks on one, and none on the other, just as if it had been bought. If there are other images that have been traced to other sites, that’s different, but they should have used those images in the thumbnail, rather than one that looks like it was done legitimately. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > That is a mighty big ‘if’. The removal of the watermark would indicate that to be the case. OTOH, the fact that they only seem to have low quality images indicates that they didn’t “splurge” for high quality, and probably just got them off the free trial. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/390 "2022-12-17T17:12:03Z")
Think of NFTs as Beanie Babies for dudes who get upset about black Stormtroopers. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/391 "2022-12-17T20:05:29Z")
[They’re sold out.](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-nft-sold-out_n_639d75c9e4b0a13a9506dd6f) Say what you want about Mr. Haney, he knows his flock and how to shear them. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/392 "2022-12-17T20:21:56Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Perhaps he thought that the inclusion of a (sorta) law enforcer might be triggering to some of his supporters. Well, he did have one as a sheriff, called a “cowboy” in most reports – how could they overlook that over-compensating star? – but I guess the romance trumps the law enforcement aspect. [![](https://imagez.tmz.com/image/80/4by3/2022/12/16/80505f6a434840b28e50c7bcead0658e_md.jpg) ](https://imagez.tmz.com/image/80/4by3/2022/12/16/80505f6a434840b28e50c7bcead0658e_md.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/393 "2022-12-17T20:24:55Z")
These images are so silly that I can’t imagine anyone managed to keep a straight face when discussing the project with him. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/394 "2022-12-17T21:11:22Z")
They had massive botox to keep from cracking a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/395 "2022-12-17T21:12:14Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > These images are so silly Why is he wearing sunglasses _inside his space helmet?_ ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/396 "2022-12-17T21:54:16Z")
To keep the laser beams from his eyes from breaking the helmet visor, of course. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/397 "2022-12-17T22:05:18Z")
Why is he so disgruntled, though? Did he fart in that spacesuit? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/398 "2022-12-17T22:13:59Z")
No, no, no. He’s tough. Trump is a tough guy. Don’t you know that? He’s so tough, he skipped the war and called his sexual exploits his own personal Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/399 "2022-12-17T22:15:16Z")
I prefer to believe he shat himself. Makes my day a little bit brighter ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/400 "2022-12-17T22:20:03Z")
He looks very Bidenesque, doesn’t he? Or is that me? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/401 "2022-12-17T22:24:08Z")
It’s on purpose. He’s stealing some of the Biden/Dark Brandon imagery, including the aviator glasses. And the eye lasers. That’s just part of what makes this so sad. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531/402 "2022-12-17T23:55:42Z")
Between the stylized nature of the image and my slight prosopagnosia, I actually thought that _was_ Biden for a moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531.md?page=21)