{"id":1776885,"date":"2022-12-15T18:33:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T23:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1776885"},"modified":"2022-12-15T18:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T23:33:36","slug":"will-trumps-next-major-announcement-be-a-line-of-pet-rocks-former-prez-needs-to-rekindle-2016-spirit-to-win-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-trumps-next-major-announcement-be-a-line-of-pet-rocks-former-prez-needs-to-rekindle-2016-spirit-to-win-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump\u2019s Next \u2018Major Announcement\u2019 Be A Line Of Pet Rocks? Former Prez Needs To Rekindle 2016 Spirit To Win It All"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwill-trumps-next-major-announcement-be-a-line-of-pet-rocks-former-prez-needs-to-rekindle-2016-spirit-to-win-it-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1776885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I don\u2019t mean to be rude, but President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-has-a-field-day-when-trumps-huge-announcement-turns-out-to-be-trading-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major announcement<\/a>\u201d \u2014 that wound up being about semi-exclusive \u201cnon-fungible tokens\u201d made in his likeness costing $99 a pop \u2014 was pretty much the worst announcement of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s his promotional video for those who haven\u2019t seen it:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump announced his new NFT collection with a commercial.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yBLpn1Zb0f\">pic.twitter.com\/yBLpn1Zb0f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unusual_whales\/status\/1603442427473571841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next? A line of pet rocks?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s essentially what NFTs are, actually.<\/p>\n<p>NFTs <a href=\"https:\/\/re4industry.eu\/nft\/#:~:text=Non%2Dfungible%20tokens%20(NFTs),traded%20or%20exchanged%20at%20equivalency.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are<\/a> \u201ccryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other.\u201d So, basically, they\u2019re crypto artworks paid for by crypto tokens, which, if you\u2019re to believe JP Morgan\u2019s Jamie Dimon, aren\u2019t worth much at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think crypto is a complete sideshow,\u201d Dimon <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3914305-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-crypto-is-a-complete-sideshow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> recently. \u201cCrypto tokens are like pet rocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can own a Trump NFT, but it doesn\u2019t seem like it will help his 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>According to the website they\u2019re being sold on, this is \u201cnot political.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs any of the money from this collection going to the Donald J. Trump campaign for President?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNO,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/collecttrumpcards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">answer reads<\/a> in all caps. \u201cThese Digital Trading Cards are not political and have nothing to do with any political campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, you can\u2019t even chalk this up to a cheesy campaign bit where the candidate sells or auctions off cheesy items to make an extra buck.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the money did go to his campaign \u2014 Trump 2016 never had to do that.<\/p>\n<p>He actually used to have \u201cmajor announcements\u201d worth doing.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign was a masterful performance that rejected the status quo and whacked an out-of-touch GOP upside the head.<\/p>\n<p>People, especially Washington Republicans, seem to have forgotten that Trump\u2019s popularity in the 2016 primary was thanks in large part to his willingness to attack Republicans who disdained the party base. He was the only candidate who understood that his battle was against Hilary Clinton, legacy media, as well as the GOP establishment.<\/p>\n<p>He did so in remarkable fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Who could forget when he ditched a GOP debate in 2016 and chose instead to host a fundraiser for veterans? He raised more than four million to help a group ignored by Washington \u2014 despite their sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the guy who brought former President Bill Clinton\u2019s accusers to a press conference right before a debate against Hilary in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Both moves were brilliant, tremendous surprises that rejuvenated the base and connected.<\/p>\n<p>How do $99 digital trinkets do that?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Trump\u2019s rapid response team on his campaign understood that they flubbed the announcement because soon after revealing the promotion, his team released an excellent commitment to free speech in America.<\/p>\n<p>Among the promises from Trump are: banning the federal government from policing lawful domestic speech, firing any federal bureaucrat who has directly or indirectly engaged in censorship, and barring federal funds for universities that censor speech.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strong free speech platform for 2024 just announced by Trump:<\/p>\n<p>-Banning the Federal Government from policing lawful domestic speech.<br \/>-Firing any Federal Bureaucrat who has directly or indirectly engaged in censorship.<br \/>-Barring federal funds for universities that censor speech. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yoaCtZpYNw\">pic.twitter.com\/yoaCtZpYNw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Surabees\/status\/1603437839533965312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of that is compelling, but why didn\u2019t he announce that before his NFT scheme?<\/p>\n<p>Instead of focusing on his base, it seemed as if Trump was merely trying to line his own pockets.<\/p>\n<p>That needs to change \u2014 and fast \u2014 if he has any desire of bringing the same voter enthusiasm to his latest bid for office.<\/p>\n<p>He needs to remember that his most appealing message in 2016 was his bounding optimism and confidence in the American people.<\/p>\n<p>His accurate assessment of the country\u2019s problems \u2014 illegal immigration run amok, a deluge of blue-collar jobs leaving the country, a dishonest legacy media, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boehner-cries-for-pelosi-while-conservatives-weep-for-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political swamp of Republicans and Democrats<\/a> ripping off the taxpayer and crafting laws out of touch with the average American \u2014 was matched with clear policies that were going to put America back on track.<\/p>\n<p>The greatness of Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign was not just his ability to name America\u2019s problems, but to offer answers that would solve those problems.<\/p>\n<p>His policies were reflective of his faith that America could be made great again if the American people were given the chance by having a president who forced the D.C. establishment to get out of their way.<\/p>\n<p>All of that is still relevant \u2014 and that\u2019s not necessarily a sign of the president\u2019s failure in office. Four years is a short amount of time to expect any concrete change to take root in The Swamp.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands now, polls show that the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/2024-gop-primary-election-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP nomination<\/a> is still his to lose. In a crowded field, Trump is leading every potential Republican challenger.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it is evident that somebody on his team needs to remind him of what worked in 2016 \u2014 and it wasn\u2019t Trump collectible items.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t mean to be rude, but President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cmajor announcement\u201d \u2014 that wound up being about semi-exclusive \u201cnon-fungible tokens\u201d made in his likeness costing $99 a pop \u2014 was pretty much the worst announcement of all time. Here\u2019s his promotional video for those who haven\u2019t seen it: Donald Trump announced his new NFT &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1776888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[4811,7906,6202,3752,9453,9454,9452,9455,8924,3794,7627,6195],"class_list":["post-1776885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-4811","tag-announcement","tag-daily","tag-major","tag-pet","tag-prez","tag-rekindle","tag-rocks","tag-spirit","tag-trumps","tag-win","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1776885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1776888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1776885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1776885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1776885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}