Critics pounce as Trump turns 'official government website' into scheme for 'selling green cards'

On his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump is promoting a new website: TrumpCard.gov.

The site reads, "The Trump Card is Coming. Enter your information below to be notified the moment access opens."

On Truth Social, Trump wrote, "FOR FIVE MILLIONS $DOLLARS, THE TRUMP CARD IS COMING! Thousands have been calling and asking how they can sign up to ride a beautiful road in gaining access to the Greatest Country and Market anywhere in the World."

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The TrumpCard.gov site is receiving a lot of discussion on X, formerly Twitter.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council tweeted, "This is — and I cannot stress this enough — a real government website right now. It is hosted on the Department of Commerce website. The Department of Commerce has no immigration functions whatsoever that I am aware of. No, the President cannot sell green cards. Period."

Fernando Boscardin, a University of Miami law professor, posted, "In many so-called 'third world' countries, constitutions enforce impersonality, and violating this would be considered administrative misconduct, resulting in penalties, including removal from office, loss of political rights, fines, and bans on government contracts. These countries have more advanced legislation than ours in this regard. This is very third world past. What they not allowed in these days we are doing."

Attorney Conor McElroy wrote, "Sure seems like an efficient way to sell citizenship via a fillable webpage that asks for an email address. That definitely won’t result in them getting millions of submissions with random emails. Ultimately this is likely just a way to build an email list for fundraising."

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X user Dan Smith tweeted, "The President can do anything he likes if no one stops him. Congress have decided they do not care and will not stop him."

Stephanie Willerton, formerly of "PBS News Hour," commented, "It would be a real shame if this website got overwhelmed with 'inquiries' from around the world."

Joan O'Reilly, a supporter of the anti-Trump No Kings protests, posted, "The president is selling green cards. The word ‘cannot’ does not apply to the Trump regime."

Nawfal tweeted, "TRUMP’S “GOLDEN CARD” PROMISES U.S. ENTRY... IF YOU’VE GOT $5 MILLION TO SPARE Trump: "THE TRUMP CARD!" Trump just unveiled his latest immigration plan, and spoiler: it’s less Ellis Island, more AmEx Black Card. He’s launched a website inviting foreigners to apply for what he calls the 'Golden Card' - a $5 million 'beautiful path' to the United States. All you need is your name, country, email… and, oh yeah, enough cash to buy a private island. No official policy. No legal framework. Just vibes, a pitch, and a giant paywall. For now, it’s unclear what applicants are actually getting - besides the privilege of being on a billionaire’s email list."

Secular Talk's Kyle Kulinski lamented, "The turfor the department of commerce is now dedicated to one of Trump’s scams."

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