Republicans spent years attacking Hunter Biden for allegedly profiting off his family name, yet now Donald Trump and his family are openly cashing in with the $TRUMP meme coin-a move that reeks of hypocrisy. Trump is about to host an ultra-exclusive, extremely expensive gala dinner at his National Golf Club, where entry is determined by how many $TRUMP coins you own, not traditional donations. Legal experts and watchdogs have warned this could be a form of bribery, as it essentially sells presidential access to the highest crypto bidders, raising serious concerns about ethics and legality.

Trump’s meme coin is an actual cryptocurrency, traded on major exchanges as a Solana-based token, and has already made insiders millions. The Trump family is deeply involved: his sons have promoted and launched various meme coins, and Melania’s own $MELANIA coin saw a handful of traders rake in nearly $100 million in minutes. These ventures have left many regular investors burned while enriching those closest to the family-mirroring the very accusations Trump’s allies have hurled at the Bidens for years.

If any other president had tried something like this, it would have been a scandal for the ages-likely ruining the rest of his term and possibly his entire political party. Instead, Trump’s use of his presidential brand and access to generate massive personal profits from an actual crypto coin is being normalized by his party, exposing a glaring double standard and a willingness to ignore corruption when it benefits their own side.