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One thing we know about President Donald Trump: He loves gold. His hotels, his golf clubs, his private living quarters, his proprietary high-top sneakers and coffee grounds—all of it is to some extent coated in the same opulent shade. Even the Oval Office is now distinctly more golden than it was during the Biden years. Now the president is taking his gold paintbrush to the nation’s immigration policies.
Enter the Trump Gold Card—not a credit card but a new pathway to immigration, offering wealthy foreigners a fast track to permanent residency in the United States. Launched on Friday by execut