As President Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, activists and opportunists are already looking to cash in on the new Trump era—including the president himself. called $ TRUMP to “celebrate victory and have fun,” warning that “it is not intended to be … an investment opportunity.” Trump announced the launch on X and Truth Social, with many thinking that the president’s account has been hacked percent of Trump’s overall wealth However, like many memecoins, the price of the $ TRUMP coin fluctuated wildly and dipped significantly there, with the price drop continuing to. Monday. At the time he was sworn in as president, the $ TRUMP memecoin was worth just shy of $50 billion, with Trump holding 80 percent of the coins. . First Lady Melania Trump also opened memecoin itself on Friday, and at that time it had not reached the level of Trump’s memecoin, in $ MELANIA coin almost $ 8 billion on Monday. , and the inauguration weekend special. Since his first term in office, Trump has been a magnet for all kinds of grifts and cash grabs, many of them approved by the president himself, and including everything from guitars and shoes to trading cards and coins. Religion is also on the table. . Lee Greenwood, a country singer, said on Sunday that Trump could use a special edition of the Bible “God Bless The USA” for the same vows that the singer has been selling to Trump since last March. An “Inauguration Day Edition” Bible” has been on sale on Greenwood’s own website—along with a hot pink and camo version of the Bible—for $70 for the past week, but when Trump took office on Monday, the Bible appeared. A raft of other commemorative items are on sale, ranging from dozens of “Inauguration Day” t-shirts and hats sold on platforms like Amazon and Etsy to special “Inaugural Edition” bakes from Victory Coffee. A Texas-based jeweler even gifted the president with an 8-carat head-shaped diamond in what appeared to be a marketing bid. And because Trump’s inauguration was moved indoors due to severe cold weather, tens of thousands of people who had been sent tickets to attend the event were unable to use it. People have tried to cash in on the tickets, with dozens of listings on eBay offering unused tickets for up to $200 each. The tickets are distributed free of charge by members of the House of Representatives and bear the hologram and signature of the representative whose office issued them. Many listings are already sold out, with some sellers offering multiple tickets. A special website offering commemorative inauguration tickets has also been set up, with some tickets being offered for as much as $900. It is not clear who is behind the page, but the site is the second result in a Google search for “tickets of the inauguration of the memorial. sycophantic supporters have received a wide variety of plans With the support of Trump, many figures have made their entire careers grifting on topics like Stolen election or COVID denialism.
