'America is not for sale:' Protesters mob Trump golf course guests ahead of exclusive crypto dinner [View all]
Source: The Independent
Friday 23 May 2025 03:07 BST
Some 100 protesters gathered outside Donald Trump’s National Golf Course club in Virginia ahead of a secretive dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency – with spots reportedly costing over $1.5 million to dine with the president.
Holding signs reading “Stop Crypto Corruption,” “America is not for sale,” “Grift Gala,” as well as brandishing a large gold coin featuring a large image of Trump’s scowling face, the demonstrators shouted “shame, shame, shame” as the presidential motorcade arrived.
The controversial event was advertised last month as “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION” in the world, and involved a competition to buy access to the president by purchasing the most $TRUMP crypto currency. Around 80 percent of the meme coin’s supply is controlled by the Trump Organization and its affiliates.
The dinner is being hosted for the top 220 investors in the cryptocurrency, and the top 25 are also due to join him for a cocktail reception on Friday, according to The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-crypto-dinner-anonymous-protesters-b2756392.html
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