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He's going to pressure rich people to invest in his scam coin using his presidential powerers to actually keep it afloat. Right wingers have consistently railed against politicians who make money while in office. While I completely agree that making decisions that directly or indirectly affect politicians business or other investments is unethical I know the right wing echo chamber will declare this a good thing for America. I already see political commentators and others with a voice using caution out of fear of Trump retaliation. They all but call him dear leader. I won't be surprised if Trump is the richest person in the world by the end of his term. That is, if there is an end.
The crypto will be how the bribe money is funnelled. Just like all the tech bros going to "service the Donvict" at Mara Lago and then paying their fee for the inauguration, that's just so he doesn't go after them.
Plain and simple it's the new way to pay bribes.
I worked in a place during the 2016 election with a lot of old-school Conservatives who hadn't fully drunk the MAGA kool-aid yet, but did loathe Hillary with a passion. I vividly remember one of them explaining all of the meticulous research he claimed he did to go through the financial records Hillary released that prove that she was making all sorts of crooked money through speaking fees. When I pointed out that we didn't even know where all Trump's money came from because he didn't release his taxes, he replied "That's OK, I trust him".
It will always be "rules for thee, not for me" with these folks. When the opposition looks like it is making any money at all it immediately looks suspect, but when their side does it it's just capitalism.
And we'll be on a path toward economic depression within two years of him being gone.
He isn't going to pressure anyone. This is a path to legal bribery. The blockchain can be used to verify which wallets bought coins and if you decide to prove to Team Trump that you have invested millions in his wealth you will have influence. This is especially important for foreign donations.
Both of these are about bribing Trump.