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- Since leaving workplace, former President Donald Trump has continued to aggressively fundraise.
- To entice donors, Trump recurrently affords incentives to contributors — however they’re worthless.
- They embrace trinkets, awards, and membership playing cards.
Since leaving Washington, DC, in January 2021, Donald Trump has lined the coffers of his a number of post-president political motion committees — Save America PAC, Make America Great Again PAC, and the Save America Joint Fundraising Committee amongst them — with tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}, generally sending potential donors two or three e-mail and textual content message fundraising solicitations every day.
And now that he is running for president again in 2024, he is persevering with his fundraising methods for his new presidential marketing campaign committee.
To entice donors, Trump recurrently affords gadgets that may seem to have status and worth. In actuality, they don’t have any discernible worth and are largely imaginary. These embrace “Trump cards” that don’t have any use, memberships to teams that do not meet, and even the prospect to be included on a “donor wall” that does not seem to exist.
Trump’s workforce didn’t reply to Insider’s request for remark.
Here’s a run-down of 19 made-up awards, prizes, and perks that Trump has provided to contributors throughout 2022:
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Offered to “LOYAL and UNWAVERING” supporters, Trump has but to say what his “BIG plans” are for Trump premium members.
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Seemingly much like the “Trump Premium Membership,” however with a image of Trump utilizing a phone — and despatched days earlier than the previous president’s announcement of a 2024 presidential run.
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The solely factor this award seems to bestow on its recipient is an invite to donate cash to Trump.
Also, a number of Insider journalists obtained “Patriot of the Month” emails from Trump’s presidential marketing campaign in December, suggesting that a book-, cheese-, or wine-of-the-month membership would possibly show extra priceless to somebody who innocently believes Trump actually thinks they’re a super-special supporter.
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To commemorate Trump saying his run for the presidency in 2024, Trump desires you to be a member of a “club” the place member dues come within the type of a marketing campaign contribution. What you get in return is just not outlined.
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“ONLY top MAGA Patriots” could be part of the “Trump Alliance Club,” based on Trump, though invites have been despatched to anybody who signed up for Trump’s e-mail record.
Joining this membership, the advantages of which aren’t outlined, is so simple as making a donation.
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This Trump card is gold in colour and customized. But there’s nothing it may functionally be used for: It will not get you into a Trump golf membership or Mar-a-Lago, and it will not get you a senior low cost on, say, a two-pack of Trump-branded bitter gummy bears the former president’s namesake company sells for $15 a pop.
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Just just like the Trump gold card, nevertheless it’s blue.
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Another card from Trump, this time to suggest that the donor donated throughout an election 12 months.
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The Save America Joint Fundraising Committee promised Trump would see a record of “ALL PATRIOTS” who contributed to hitch the “Trump Gold Membership Roster,” which has no discernible advantages to donors.
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Trump has but to make use of this “announcement priority list” for any updates on his presidential candidacy standing for 2024.
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According to this fundraising e-mail, it is potential for a donor to pay their method into Trump’s “Inner Friend Circle” by donating as little as $45.
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For a interval of “limited time,” it was potential to hitch the ‘Trump MVP roster” for as little as $25.
You do not actually receive a gold trophy.
Sorry.
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Earning an “Ultra MAGA Membership” is as easy as paying for it. Suggestion contribution: $100.
How is this different from the “Official 2022 Trump Premium Membership”? Perhaps only members themselves will ever know.
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For just $25, you can level up from your “Ultra MAGA Membership” and earn yourself “Great MAGA King standing.”
Although a solicitation pictures Trump holding a medieval scroll — “Your Name Here” it reads in Old English script — don’t hold your breath waiting for a coronation ceremony.
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For $45, one could gain access to the “EXCLUSIVE Trump XLV Society.”
Unlike, say, the National Geographic Society, there is no monthly magazine.
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If you honestly think your $5 contribution to Trump’s PAC will buy you a seat at his boardroom table, please read this first.
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This club has one fewer person than a Trump 101 club and one more person than a Trump 99 club.
All are equally imaginary and meaningless, even if Trump’s team promises that this is a “once-in-a-lifetime” membership for “devoted Patriots.”
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As president, Trump absolutely engaged within the storied presidential practice of doling out ambassadorships to political donors. A seven-figure contribution to, say, a Trump-supporting tremendous PAC would possibly rating you an appointment to symbolize the United States in some soft nation overseas.
But the one factor an “Official 45 Ambassador” designation will get you is a quick journey to Fakeistan.
