Trump Amplifies Lutnick Post Touting $5 Million Trump Card

Trump reposts Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's image of the $5 million Trump Card, the investor visa the administration pitches as a path to residency and debt relief.

First Published: July 27, 2026, 3:08 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a post from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick showcasing the $5 million Trump Card, the administration’s marquee investor-visa program.

The reposted image displayed a gold-embossed card reading “THE TRUMP CARD,” marked “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and a “5 million” denomination, styled to resemble U.S. currency and bearing a portrait of Trump. Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce who has led the program since its launch, first published the image on July 5, 2026. That post drew more than 960,000 views.

Lutnick has framed the card as a magnet for wealthy foreign nationals rather than a sale of status. “It’s not about selling citizenship,” Lutnick told Fox Business, according to haverfordclerk.com. “It’s about inviting the best to build here.”

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Howard Lutnick (@howardlutnick): Trump Card 5M UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on July 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 14th message released today. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The repost fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 25 of his 441 posts over the last 30 days centered on personal praise, greetings and tributes.

The program grants investors a pathway to lawful permanent resident status after a lump-sum payment to the federal government. It replaces the older EB-5 investor category, which required an $800,000 to $1.05 million business investment and proof of ten jobs created, according to wikipedia.org. Trump introduced the concept in February 2025 and signed Executive Order 14351 on September 19, 2025, permitting the program to be established, according to wikipedia.org.

The Trump Card is displayed in a social media post amplified by President Donald J. Trump at Washington D.C.

The stakes fall unevenly. Wealthy foreign investors gain a streamlined route to residency, while the administration projects revenue it hopes could offset the national debt. Critics counter that the card commodifies immigration and hands disproportionate benefits to the ultra-rich, in part through a tax structure that would exempt income earned abroad, according to haverfordclerk.com.

Lutnick has offered expansive sales projections. He estimated on a podcast that more than 1,000 cards had sold in a single day, generating roughly $5 billion, and he suggested as many as 37 million people worldwide could afford the buy-in, according to haverfordclerk.com. The reality has run far behind the pitch. Testifying on April 23, 2026, Lutnick said officials approved only one person, a card believed to have gone free of charge to entertainer Nicki Minaj, according to wikipedia.org.

For the average U.S. reader, the card touches immigration policy and the federal balance sheet rather than daily routines. Should the program scale, its fees would flow to the Treasury, though independent analysts have doubted whether elite interest would convert into broad economic benefit, according to haverfordclerk.com.

Cash-for-residency schemes are not new. Countries including Malta, Cyprus and several Caribbean nations have long sold citizenship or residency to wealthy foreigners, and the U.S. EB-5 program itself dated to 1990. What sets the Trump Card apart is its branding and its multimillion-dollar price, roughly five times the top EB-5 threshold.

The next decision rests with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security, which process applications and fees. As of May 2026, 338 individuals had applied and 165 had paid the $15,000 processing fee, according to wikipedia.org. A date for a broader rollout milestone has not been announced.

Government-backed sales of belonging have surfaced before in American history. In 1803, the United States paid France roughly $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, doubling the young nation’s size overnight. That transaction, negotiated under President Thomas Jefferson, added some 828,000 square miles and reshaped the country for generations, a reminder that Washington has long attached a dollar figure to national opportunity.

Assigned topic: Personal Praise, Greetings & Tributes.

This is Trump’s 14th Truth Social post today, out of 14 total today.

On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

Trump’s last post was 54 minutes ago.

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