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Trump promotes family's new crypto platform, 'The Defiant Ones' (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago (4 children)

“For too long, the average American has been squeezed by the big banks and financial elites,” Trump wrote. “It’s time we take a stand — together.”

Do people actually believe for a fraction of a second that Donald Trump of all people is on the side of the average American? And that the way to "take a stand" is with a crypto pump and dump scheme?

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

Yes. A great many people believe exactly that.

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

I was going to invest myself, but I already lost $20,000 investing in the NFTs. Best purchase ever.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, some people are uninformed idiots.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

People will 100% kill for him. I’ve heard it from my own ears from people around me where I live. We in Canada.