this includes images of trump as an astronaut, superman, fighter pilot, cowboy and race car driver. a pack costs $99, and each comes with the chance of winning prizes including a dinner with the former president himself. so, not the announcement anyone was expecting but clearly an attempt to build up support among his base. support that new polling suggests he is struggling to get. in a poll from the wall streetjournal of likely republican primary voters, donald trump is already trailing florida governor ron desantis by a whopping iii points. 52-38. so, an uphill climb for the former presidentjust a month after announcing his candidacy. shelby talcott is a reporter with semafor and joins us from washington.
hello, i m maryam moshiri. you re watching the context on bbc news. 49 african leaders are in washington as the us attempts to re assert its influence there. president biden says the united states is all in on africa s future announcing billions of dollars of investment. donald trump teases a major announcement, which turns out to be digital trading cards of himself. tonight with the context, victoria coates, senior energy adviser to the trump administration, and nathalie tocci, director of italy s institute of international affairs.
speech and his way of tackling misinformation. you would ve thought that that would ve been the major announcement, and i think it s notable that it wasn t. do announcement, and i think it s notable that it wasn t.- announcement, and i think it s notable that it wasn t. do you think this is a fundraising notable that it wasn t. do you think this is a fundraising point? - notable that it wasn t. do you think this is a fundraising point? what sl this is a fundraising point? what s interestin: this is a fundraising point? what s interesting is this is a fundraising point? what s interesting is we this is a fundraising point? what s interesting is we looked this is a fundraising point? what s interesting is we looked into - this is a fundraising point? what s interesting is we looked into this | interesting is we looked into this nft, and it doesn t appear to be campaign related. it doesn t seem to be going to the campaign. i talked to one gop donor who speculated it was maybe moun
they will be disappointed with it. they just want more they will be disappointed with it. theyjust want more transparency because this is such a big turning point in american history. i’m because this is such a big turning point in american history. i m sure the ll be point in american history. i m sure they ll be a point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot of point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot of disappointed - they ll be a lot of disappointed conspiracy theorist out there. nomia, thank you. it s been a month since donald trump announced he will be running for president again in 2024, and we are set for another announcement today. we don t know what exactly, but he teased the announcement in a way only he can with this post on his social media site, truth social. well, there was clearly a lot of speculation about what the announcement might be, but i don t think anyone would have guessed it cor
shelby, before we talk about president trump and what s happening with his campaign, what do you make of those trading cards? melt. with his campaign, what do you make of those trading cards? of those trading cards? well, i thou~ht of those trading cards? well, i thought long of those trading cards? well, i thought long and of those trading cards? well, i thought long and hard. - of those trading cards? well, i thought long and hard. i- of those trading cards? well, i j thought long and hard. i asked people what they thought. this announcement was going to be, and some suggested it would be business related, others suggested it would be related to the house leadership race. i don t think anybody had nfts on their bingo card. i spoke to a lot of people who were supporters of trump, and some who remain pretty loyal to him and the general consensus was what is this? why is he doing this? one thing i think is notable is a few hour after he announced this major announcement, he did rel