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CatWoman

(79,283 posts)
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:51 AM Jan 2022

Melania Trump is auctioning off a collection of White House memorabilia

Former first lady Melania Trump is auctioning off a collection of White House memorabilia including an Hervé Pierre hat, a watercolor painting, and a non-fungible token (NFT) commemorating French President Emmanuel Macron's 2018 state visit to the United States.

Bids for the "Head of State" collection, which previews on Trump's website on Tuesday, will start at the equivalent of $250,000 in SOL cryptocurrency and will be accepted between January 11 and January 25, Trump announced on Tuesday.

The centerpiece of the collection is an "iconic wide-brimmed white hat" that was custom designed and fashioned by Pierre. It features the same fabric as the Michael Kors suit worn by the former first lady during the 2018 state visit.

Part of the proceeds from both Trump's initial NFT and the newly-announced "Head of State" collection will go to her "Fostering the Future" initiative, which helps children who have been in the foster care system access "computer science and technology education," per the announcement.

https://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-auctions-off-wh-memorabilia-including-hat-painting-nft-2022-1

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Melania Trump is auctioning off a collection of White House memorabilia (Original Post) CatWoman Jan 2022 OP
Off course she is. Swede Jan 2022 #1
Were these items stolen from the People's House? niyad Jan 2022 #2
+1 That's the essential question /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #9
My first question, also! relayerbob Jan 2022 #12
She is beyond tacky and completely lacking in credibility Siwsan Jan 2022 #3
Or help to pay off legal fees, just a speculation.. n/t SheilaAnn Jan 2022 #4
Fake charity? It wouldn't surprise me if the money went straight to her personal bank account... CTyankee Jan 2022 #5
NFT stands for No Fudging Taste..... FalloutShelter Jan 2022 #6
"SOL cryptocurrency"? Is that for real? They named a cryptocurrency Shit Out of Luck? Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #7
"part of"? zaj Jan 2022 #8
if it wasn't snowing onethatcares Jan 2022 #17
Today's special ... lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #10
She's no dummy. Cash in while she can. captain queeg Jan 2022 #11
Her prenup must be air tight Johnny2X2X Jan 2022 #13
If the Macron NFT featured the dead tree, it might be more interesting. Eugene Jan 2022 #14
I wonder ... how many WH paintings are now fake, the originals in trump holdings someplace. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2022 #15
;-{)🖖‍ Goonch Jan 2022 #16
Chevy Chase and Jane Curtin onethatcares Jan 2022 #18
is this real?????? CatWoman Jan 2022 #22
How 'bout some nudies of her new kidneys? keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #19
WOW! snowybirdie Jan 2022 #20
This charity appears to only exist in her press releases. mn9driver Jan 2022 #21
They're going to keep every cent and spend it on themselves. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #23
Grifters gonna grift LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #24
that's an akward looking hat CatWoman Jan 2022 #25
NFTs are a dream come true for the Trumps. The absolute perfect grift. Vinca Jan 2022 #26
The remaining portion of the proceeds .. Xoan Jan 2022 #27

Siwsan

(26,173 posts)
3. She is beyond tacky and completely lacking in credibility
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:55 AM
Jan 2022

I mean, we all know the history of that family's 'charitable' contributions.

FalloutShelter

(11,747 posts)
6. NFT stands for No Fudging Taste.....
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:59 AM
Jan 2022

actually, the invention of NFT's prove that some people have too much money and no sense. A sucker is born every minute.

captain queeg

(10,035 posts)
11. She's no dummy. Cash in while she can.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:07 AM
Jan 2022

There’s still plenty of hucksters who will buy her crap. Once she’s divorced or TFG is in jail the value will be less.

I’m kind of surprised TFG is anti-crypto. He’s always been in favor of attaching high value to things with no intrinsic worth, and always a fan of hiding transactions. It seems like something he’d jump on. Maybe introducing trump-dollars or some such shit.

Johnny2X2X

(18,731 posts)
13. Her prenup must be air tight
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:10 AM
Jan 2022

She's married to a billionaire, but is still hustling for a few dollars here or there. That prenup must be airtight and give her next to nothing if she leaves him. She needs to make money off the sheep.

onethatcares

(16,130 posts)
18. Chevy Chase and Jane Curtin
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:41 AM
Jan 2022

must have mis placed their Conehead covers.

0r in cowboy hat terms

10 gallons of defecation in a 4 gallon hat.

and they call that "taste"?????????????????????????????

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
19. How 'bout some nudies of her new kidneys?
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:43 AM
Jan 2022

How 'bout some nudies of her new kidneys?

She has plenty of the old ones.

snowybirdie

(5,190 posts)
20. WOW!
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
Jan 2022

What a load of b.s. Nonsensical charity description to raise money for herself. Prenuptial must not have expired yet.

mn9driver

(4,412 posts)
21. This charity appears to only exist in her press releases.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:27 PM
Jan 2022

This is pretty clearly a grift scheme. And some folks will fall for it.

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