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高考英语二轮复习英美外刊原创题训练 二十 题源 The Wallstreet Journal 华尔街日报 (December 17, 2022) 有删减 I 阅读理解 A Donald Trump’s digital trading cards quickly sold out, according to their promotional website, generating more than $4 million. But none of it will go toward his presidential campaign, and the idea drew continued ridicule from some fellow Republicans on Friday. The cards, unveiled by Mr. Trump on Thursday and featuring cartoon depictions of the former president including as a superhero, golfer, race car driver and Old West sheriff, have “nothing to do with any political campaign,” the website states—meaning proceeds would go to Mr. Trump and his partners. Forty-five thousand cards were produced, all but 1,000 of which were offered for sale Thursday at $99 each on the website. That would mean at least $4.3 million was raised. A day before the sale, Mr. Trump hyped a “major announcement,” spurring rampant speculation that he might make real political news. But the revelation of the cards drew considerable mocking, including among some of Mr. Trump’s allies. “I can’t do this anymore,” former Trump aide Steve Bannon said on his podcast Thursday, interrupting a video of Mr. Trump’s promotional announcement of the cards. He heralded Mr. Trump as one of the greatest presidents but said whoever was behind the idea should be fired. “It just seems humiliating and beneath him to be hustling action figure trading cards of himself,” said GOP strategist Mike DuHaime. “He was president and a billionaire celebrity real-estate developer, and now he’s selling pictures of himself for 100 bucks.” Since announcing his campaign on Nov. 15, Mr. Trump has suffered legal defeats and generated a number of controversies. A new Wall Street Journal poll showed Mr. Trump losing by double digits in a hypothetical primary contest against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Mr. Trump plans to have small, policy-focused campaign events in coming months. The trading-card release overshadowed a policy video Mr. Trump also