Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Cards’ Have Russia Written All Over Them
The deluxe visas could pave the way to “recreate the Russian oligarch situation” in the U.S., warned The New Abnormal co-host Andy Levy.
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President Donald Trump’s $5 million visa “gold cards” are poised to “recreate the Russian oligarch situation here in America” by putting a price tag on U.S. citizenship only the wealthy can afford, warned The New Abnormal co-host Andy Levy, with co-host Danielle Moodie.
Announcing the expedited pathway to residency in a Tuesday presser, Trump said “it’s possible” Russian oligarchs would be eligible—as well as anyone else who can afford them. “I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people,” added Trump, whose administration disbanded a Biden-era effort to defund Russia’s war in Ukraine by seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs.
In a Fox News interview, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick assured that “gold card” applicants would be “deeply vetted” and “bring entrepreneurial spirit, capacity and growth to America.” And he claimed 250,000 people are already waiting in line for a chance.
Yet all Moodie sees is another grift in Trump’s America where “everything is for sale.” She added, “The insatiable greed of these people is just f---ing astonishing.”
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