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The cryptocurrency $TRUMP surges after the U.S. president offered major investors a 'VIP reception with the president'
Headline April 24, 2025

The price of the president Trump's 'meme coin' shares rose more than 50% on Wednesday, after the cryptocurrency's website announced that its 220 top investors would be invited to attend a private gala dinner that the U.S. president will host at the Trump National Golf Club in Washington D.C. The promotion also offers an 'extremely exclusive VIP reception with the president' and a tour for the top 25 investors of Trump's cryptocurrency. The anti-corruption organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, based in Washington D.C., described the promotion as 'one of the most flagrant and terrifying cases of selling access to the presidency ever seen [in the country]'