A file photo of people protesting at a private dinner with Trump and buyers of his cryptocurrency tokens at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on May 22, 2025. — Elizabeth Frantz/The New York Times
THE sale of face-to-face access to US President Donald Trump through a cryptocurrency bearing his name has done more than line his pockets.
Trump announced last month that top buyers of a meme coin known as $TRUMP would be invited to a private dinner with him at one of his golf resorts. The highest spenders would even score a VIP reception and a tour of the White House.
