The Trump card could become the new form of permanent residency in the US for foreign investors. This was announced by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News, broadcast on Wednesday.
He and other US officials have previously said that the program, which could eventually lead to US citizenship, could be called a “gold card“.
“The problem is, there are a lot of “gold cards“. I'll tell you what my people want to call it. It's going to drive the leftists crazy. They want to call it the “Trump card“ (the American expression for “trump“ - the strong card in card games)“, the president noted.
He stressed that all proceeds from the sale of this card will be used to pay off the US national debt, which exceeds the astronomical amount of 36 trillion dollars.
“All of this will pay off the debt“, Trump said, “We will have very little debt“. The president recalled that this residence permit should be sold for $ 5 million. “Let's say we sell a million of them. That's $ 5 trillion“, said the owner of the White House.
Trump also stressed that if the US authorities have serious complaints about foreigners who buy these cards, their money will be returned and these individuals will be deported abroad. Naturally, those wishing to purchase these cards will be "due diligence" by US intelligence agencies, the president added.
The new card is expected to replace the US permanent residency program for foreign investors, known as EB-5.