Trump’s memecoin dinner made him millions. Critics call it cash for access
More than 200 guests on Thursday will make their way to a ritzy country club just up the Potomac River from Washington, ready for a sumptuous dinner hosted by the president of the United States.
The lucky few are not top officials or visiting heads of state but the 220 biggest buyers of $TRUMP, a cryptocurrency memecoin launched by the US president in January.
The top 25 investors will enjoy even more special access: a private session with Trump before dinner – which is set at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia – and a White House tour.
“The most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” a website dedicated to the event said. “The question is … ARE YOU IN?”
This dinner represents perhaps the boldest commercial venture of Donald Trump’s presidency, further blurring already hazy boundaries between politics and profit.
