Trump pitches himself as 'crypto president' at San Francisco tech fundraiser


FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a Turning Point USA event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency and slammed Democrats' attempts to regulate the sector during a San Francisco fundraiser on Thursday, three sources present told Reuters.

Trump raised $12 million from the fundraiser hosted by tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya at Sacks' home in the swanky Pacific Heights neighborhood.

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