In December, the White House announced a new program to let wealthy foreigners get a shortcut to US citizenship — the "Trump Gold Card." After paying a $15,000 application fee, passing a vetting process, and ultimately paying a $1 million “contribution,” the applicant gets a card in Trump’s favorite color which grants the owner US citizenship “in record time.”
So how many of these rich foreigners have received their shiny ticket to American residency? Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a House committee today that only one of the cards has been issued, but “hundreds” of applications were being reviewed.
In December, Lutnick predicted that the cards could generate up to $1 trillion in revenue.