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Trump’s Memecoin Gala Dinner Draws Crypto Tycoons, a Basketball Star and Protests

The president hosted the biggest investors in his memecoin at his golf club outside Washington

President Trump leaves the White House to attend his memecoin dinner.
President Trump leaves the White House to attend his memecoin dinner. Photo: evelyn hockstein/Reuters

The cryptocurrency industry’s lovefest with MAGA reached a pinnacle Thursday when President Trump convened top buyers of his memecoin for a gala dinner.  

His message: He was fulfilling his promise to make the U.S. the world’s “crypto capital.”

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