Trump Unveils New 'Gold Card' Visa Plan: Exclusive International Edition

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President Trump showcased a prototype of his new $5 million golden credit card, which allows individuals to purchase citizenship. The card features a recognizable image on it.

The visage, familiar to those who closely follow the president, is none other than Donald Trump. This gilded card, roughly the dimensions of a standard credit card, showcases the presidential portrait, often likened to his serious expression from the booking photo taken at an Atlanta courthouse during his bid for reelection.

It says 'The Trump Card,' in a play on the cliche and his famous name.

"Quite thrilling," Trump remarked to journalists, including one from UbiNews, aboard Air Force One as he introduced it for the first time.

'Anybody want to buy one?' Trump joked, before proceeding to a question-and-answer question.

'For $5 million, this could be yours,' he said. 'It's the Gold Card. The Trump Card Gold Card.'

If any journalists who were affluent enough to buy one yesterday would now need to consult their brokers first; the market suffered significantly on Thursday following Trump’s announcement of ‘reciprocal tariffs.’

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up having its worst day since 2020, dropping nearly 1,700 points as a top automaker announced layoffs and countries around the world contemplated whether to retaliated to a new 10% across the board tariff alongside individualized tariffs hitting more than 60 countries.

I'm the initial purchaser," joked Trump, who is already a citizen. He mentioned that it would be available "in roughly two weeks.

That may have been news Trump wanted to distract from with the prop, although he soon got pressed on his tariffs, which economists have likened to a tax and experts said could unravel the global trading system the U.S. helped establish after World War II .

"So, we have a patient who was unwell. The individual underwent surgery on Independence Day. This nation will experience rapid growth and become incredibly prosperous; it’s all going to be remarkable," Trump stated.

He told UbiNews that Americans shouldn’t fret over their 401(k)s, all on a day when t The S&P 500 index, which holds a significant portion of American investors' savings, dropped by almost 5%, marking its most substantial decline since June 2020.

That wiped away $2 trillion from its value.

'I haven’t checked my 401k ,' Trump replied. His own assets are tied up in his golf and real estate empire, as well as a media company he launched during the campign.

Trump rolled out the idea for the pricier gold card in February.

There is already an existing program known as EB-5, which allows foreign investors to apply for a special visa after pumping investment funds into the country – either more than a million or $800,000 into economically distressed zones.

'We're going to be selling a gold card,' Trump said when he announced it.

'You have a green card. This is a gold card. We're going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that's going to give you green card privileges, plus it's going to be a route to citizenship. And wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card.'

Since that time, the value of a green card has come into question amid the administration's immigration crackdown, with reports that green card holders have been detained at the points of entry and deported.

Trump might manage to feature his image on the visa he’s establishing, but he won’t be able to do so with the currency during his lifetime. Legislation passed by Congress following the Civil War restricted bonds, securities, notes, and postal currency exclusively to deceased individuals.

A supporter of Donald Trump, Representative Joe Wilson from South Carolina, is pushing legislation to have his face featured on a new $250 bill.

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