{"id":24219,"date":"2025-05-23T10:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/trumps-gala-for-trump-token-holders-sparks-calls-for-guest-list-disclosure\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:12:03","slug":"trumps-gala-for-trump-token-holders-sparks-calls-for-guest-list-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/trumps-gala-for-trump-token-holders-sparks-calls-for-guest-list-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Gala for TRUMP Token Holders Sparks Calls for Guest List Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats have accused U.S. President Donald Trump of creating a channel for selling political influence through cryptocurrencies, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/355484\/trump-is-selling-out-america-democrats-argue-in-protest-hours-ahead-of-the-presidents-memecoin-gala\">The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion was a private <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/trump-hosts-gala-dinner-for-top-trump-meme-coin-holders\">dinner<\/a> for 220 major holders of the TRUMP meme coin, hosted by the president at his golf club in Virginia. Guests were <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/pictures-give-glimpses-inside-trumps-memecoin-dinner\">served<\/a> steak, halibut, and chocolate dessert, with posters bearing the slogan \u201cFight Fight Fight\u201d \u2014 a nod to the token&#8217;s issuing company \u2014 adorning the tables.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal claimed that the Trump administration is concealing the list of attendees, which may include representatives of foreign states:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cHe is selling out America. Jeopardizing national security.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Legislator Elizabeth Warren described the event as a \u201cbackdoor for buying political decisions,\u201d suggesting that China or Russia could use tokens to influence the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The administration declined to release the guest list, emphasizing that the dinner was a personal initiative of Trump, not an official event.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed attendees included TRON founder Justin Sun, Magic Eden CEO Jack Lu, and BitMart head Sheldon Xia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnQIk8U3oh\">pic.twitter.com\/FnQIk8U3oh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheldon (@sheldonbitmart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheldonbitmart\/status\/1925775659931926944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Footage from the event shows guests receiving black gift bags, while Sun was presented with a $100,000 gold watch by Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As the top holder of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24TRUMP&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$TRUMP<\/a> and proud supporter of President Trump, it was an honor to attend the Trump Gala Dinner by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetTrumpMemes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GetTrumpMemes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> for your unwavering support of our industry!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakeCryptoGreatAgain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakeCryptoGreatAgain<\/a>?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yy2TuWEgzT\">pic.twitter.com\/Yy2TuWEgzT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun ? (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1925764111859597602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Outside the club, around 100 protesters gathered with signs reading \u201cCrypto Corruption\u201d and \u201cDemocracy is Not for Sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: In a stunning moment, protesters have swarmed Trump National Golf Club, where Trump is hosting his \u201cMemecoin\u201d dinner tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Outside: fury.<\/p>\n<p>Inside: crypto bros and campaign bundlers toasting corruption like it\u2019s vintage wine.<\/p>\n<p>Americans are done watching billionaires\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WrkwtMYiSF\">pic.twitter.com\/WrkwtMYiSF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allenanalysis\/status\/1925714914359812154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Congresswoman Maxine Waters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/355441\/waters-bill-targets-crypto-corruption-hours-before-trumps-memecoin-gala\">introduced<\/a> a bill to ban government officials from issuing cryptocurrencies, labeling TRUMP a \u201cscam\u201d and a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, a similar initiative was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/343768\/congressman-introduces-bill-to-stop-politicians-from-issuing-memecoins-following-trump-and-melania-launches\">proposed<\/a> by Sam Liccardo, calling for restrictions on Congress members and their families engaging with the crypto market.<\/p>\n<p>Skybridge founder Anthony Scaramucci, in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gabCpmlgvbk\">CNBC<\/a>, acknowledged the president&#8217;s contributions to digital asset regulation but criticized the event.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/crypto\/trumps-crypto-dinner-cost-1-million-seat-average-rcna207802\">NBC<\/a>, the cost of attending the dinner ranged from $55,000 to $37.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>Back in April, TRUMP buyer Morten Kristensen and four of his friends <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/trader-secures-trump-dinner-spot-for-1200\">received<\/a> invitations to the gala dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump, spending about $1,200 per seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats have accused U.S. President Donald Trump of creating a channel for selling political influence through cryptocurrencies, reports The Block. The occasion was a private dinner for 220 major holders of the TRUMP meme coin, hosted by the president at his golf club in Virginia. Guests were served steak, halibut, and chocolate dessert, with posters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1269,991,842,26],"class_list":["post-24219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-donald-trump","tag-politics","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"168","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}