Melania Trump to auction white hat and other items for $250,000 minimum bid
Melania Trump announced on Tuesday morning that she was holding an auction of the white hat she wore during a visit to the first French family, Macron, at the White House in 2018.
In a statement from his office, Trump said that in addition to the hat, the auction would include a watercolor by Mark-Antoine Cullen - a French artist who last painted his eyes for his NFT.
Month - as well as defining the statement as "an exclusive digital artwork NFT with Motion". The NFT, the second Trump sold in less than a month, features hat drawings with some animation.
Trump's office says some of the proceeds will go to an initiative that is part of the former First Lady's B-Best program, but it's not clear how much will be donated.
The focal point of the auction, the custom white hat signed by Trump, was created for Trump by his personal stylist Harvey Pierre, which matched the $ 2,105 white crepe Michael Kors collection suit worn by Trump for a daytime show at the White House. Emanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron.
The visit of the French president and his wife was the first official state visit of the Trump administration from a foreign leader and it came in April 2018, a few weeks after the scandalous headline of the former president's alleged extramarital affair.
Melania Trump's presence in the hat for the French tour was closely watched by the media, as it was the first time she had appeared with her husband since the news of her marriage. pm channel reached out to Pierre for comment on the auction.
An opening bid of three items will be $ 250,000, and bidding will only be accepted through SOL, a cryptocurrency.
Trump's entry into the world of NFT and cryptocurrency is not a traditional way for ex-first ladies, many of whom write memoirs or continue charitable work outside the White House.
Many of the first ladies donate clothing or other personal items associated with the historical moments of other museum-level organizations or institutions for display in the library associated with their husbands.
What a first lady wore to certain ceremonial occasions, such as a state visit from a French first family to whom Melania Trump donated a hat, became part of the administration's history and was considered a real asset to American politics. .
For example, several items of Jacqueline Kennedy's dress as First Lady are part of an exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Donald Trump has not yet announced his intentions for the presidential library plan. Melania Trump from pm did not answer questions about the thought process behind her NFT sale.
On December 16, Trump announced his first NFT, a limited edition that closed on December 31. It was painted by Cullen in tears for sale at $ 150. pm has reached out to Trump's office for clarification on the number of NFT sales and profits, as well as what part will go in support of foster children, which Trump's statement indicated would be the case.
The last paragraph of Trump's latest announcement about three auction items on his personal website includes this line: "A portion of the proceeds from this auction will go to foster care children with access to computer science and technology education."
A spokesman for Trump said the "part of the achievement" statement would be donated to "Fostering the Future", which has been described as "the best initiative." A statement from the auction stated that "Trump will provide the inaugural round of recipients' scholarships in the first quarter of 2022," although details about the scholarship were not included.
A preview of the items on Trump's website began on Tuesday with a lottery bidding titled "The Head of State Collection", which will open on January 11 and run until January 25.
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