If this is true, it is the most bizarre thing I have ever seen any politician do.
I have learned to be careful with 'Trump stories' because so many of them turn out to be made up nonsense. However, this one seems more legit than most. Still, it is hard to believe that staff and the people around Trump would go along with it. Why wouldn't someone pull him aside and tell him how insane this promotion is to normal people? Most people who support Trump do not have $5000 to spend on souvenirs.
Still maintaining skepticism based on how many things people said about Trump turn out to be fictitious slander, but this really is way out there in crazy land. We shall see when I hear the rest of the story.