Despite massive criticism and loud protests from demonstrators, US President Donald Trump gave a gala dinner with the most important investors of his cryptocurrency in one of his golf clubs.
According to the current journalists, around 100 people gathered for a protest against the event before the entrance. The dinner was advertised on the website of the “Meme Coin” “$ Trump” as the “most exclusive invitation in the world”.
The 220 most important investors of the cryptocurrency will probably participate in the food with the president, said it. Just like with a competition, they are mentioned in a ranking.
The 25 top buyers of the cryptocurrency must also be rewarded with a reception by the president before they eat and with a “special VIP tour”. The “Washington Post” reported that they were originally promised a tour of the White House, but this was no longer specified.
The event is criticized
Critics accuse Trump of mixing his presidency with his own economic interests. Protesters for the golf club held up posters with slogans such as “stops Trump’s crypto corruption” or “democracy is not for sale”. Videos on the net also hear that they screamed according to “shame, shame”.
Democratic MP Sean Casten wrote on the online platform X that dozens of guests of dinner were strangers. He warned of potential foreign influence on American policy and asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate whether dinner has violated federal laws.
Event calls top lawyer “unprecedented”
The legal scientist of George Washington University, Jessica Tillipman, criticized the event at the News Channel CBS News as “unprecedented”. It seems to be a president who can benefit privately from something that he does in public.
Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt rejected criticism and emphasized that the president participated in dinner in his spare time. “It’s not dinner of the White House,” it doesn’t take place there, she said.
Self-proclaimed “crypto president”
Trump describes himself as a “crypto president”. He was already open to digital currencies in the election campaign – and received considerable support from the industry.
The Republican had named the cryptocurrency “$ trump” after him shortly before he took office. In connection with this, the industrial connections of the Trump organization caused discussions caused by the sons of the President.
Source: Krone
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