On Thursday night (22), former President Donald Trump received hundreds of guests at his Virginia golf club for a gala dinner promoted by the $ Trump.
The event, announced as the “most exclusive dinner in the world”, served to reaffirm Trump’s support with the crypto sector – and also as another chapter in the intersection between his private interests and the exercise of the presidency.
Trump arrived from a military helicopter from the White House to the Trump National Golf Club, on the outskirts of Washington. Outside, dozens of protesters protested against the event, holding posters with phrases such as “stop the corruption” and “publicize the guest list.”
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Democratic senators, such as Jeff Merkley, classified the meeting as “The Everest of Corruption.” Already the White House, through its spokesman Karoline Leavitt, rejected criticism: “It is absurd to imply that the president is profiting with the position. He was incredibly successful before giving up everything to serve the country.”
“Very common sense in crypto”
During dinner, Trump spoke from a pulpit with the presidential seal and US flags in the background. He was applauded to say that “the previous government tried to destroy the sector” and promised that its administration will continue “helping everyone here.” He also said that “there is a lot of common sense in crypto.”
Dinner was organized to boost the sale of the $ Trump currency, a memecoin released days before his inauguration. Unlike other cryptocurrencies with technical applications, memecoins are speculative assets based on personal memes or branding. Even so, the token has raised at least $ 320 million in rates so far, according to the Chainanysis analysis company – values that are shared between the Trump family and their business partners.
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Among the guests were influential figures from the global crypto sector. Chinese billionaire Justin Sun, owner of the Tron platform, spent more than $ 40 million on $ Trump to secure first position in the ranking of buyers and a privileged seat at dinner.
South Korean Sangrok OH, the area executive, distributed caps with the words “Make Crypto Great Again”. Already Vincent Liu, Cio from Kronos Research de Taiwan, said he was there to try to “influence the US regulatory policy,” after years avoiding the US market because of Biden government restrictions.
The awards of dinner also predicted that the 25 largest buyers of the coin would have access to a more intimate meeting with Trump and a special tour – initially announced as a visit to the White House, but then changed to “VIP tour” without a specified location.
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Among the guests, celebrities and young millionaires
The event also featured names like Lamar Odom, a former NBA and now promoter of his own Memecoin $ Odom, and Nicholas Pinto, a 25-year-old entrepreneur who became a millionaire selling scooter wheels at 13 and today invests in digital assets.
“I want to know Trump’s plans for Crypto. I want direct access,” said Pinto, who drove from New Jersey to Virginia to participate.
Trump Jr.: “We now play the game”
The event takes place at a time when the Trump family abandoned self -imposed restrictions from the first term. During Forum in Doha, Donald Trump Jr. said they are now willing to look for new business: “The first time, even with everything cool, we were attacked. This time, let’s follow the rules, but without locking our business.
