O Really wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 10:50 am
That's silly (gasp!).
They never learn:
Influencer who attended Trump’s memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the president
Protesters chanted “shame” in front of the dinner venue at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Va.
Very elaborate protest signs. I like them.
... The menu included a “Trump organic field green salad” and an “entrée duet” of filet mignon and pan-seared halibut. “Everyone at my table was saying the food was some of the worst food that they ever had,” said Pinto after the meal.
But the real draw of the evening, of course, wasn’t steak or halibut. It was Trump himself. The top 220 holders of his memecoin were promised an exclusive evening with the 47th president in what critics have called one of the most blatant pay-for-access schemes in presidential history. In total, investors bought up $148 million of the cryptocurrency to attend the dinner, according to crypto analytics firm Inca Digital.
They knew it's a grift going in. Only fools would expect the evening to be any different.
“The President is working to secure GOOD deals for the American people, not for himself,” said White House spokesperson Anna Kelly in a statement.
Aside: Of course she's another older, plain WH aide.
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly is a former beauty queen.
Surprise, surprise. Back to the article:
Was the price tag worth it? “I was hoping for either Big Macs or pizza,” Pinto said, referring to the president’s well-known taste for McDonald’s. “That would have been better than the food that we were served.”
... Justin Sun, a Chinese crypto billionaire reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department during former President Joe Biden’s administration, had confirmed his attendance. Other attendees included the CEO of a Singaporean crypto startup and an Australian crypto investor.
Foreign bribes, of course.
... The nonprofit Public Citizen had organized a protest, which included an appearance from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). “Trump’s crypto businesses constitute one of the most corrupt innovations in American political history,” Robert Weissman, copresident of Public Citizen, previously told Fortune.
Inside the Trump National Golf Club, the sentiment was mixed. “Most of the ppl here are sketchy ngl [not gonna lie],” Pinto texted Fortune. Trump did appear and gave a speech, but Pinto described the president’s address as “pretty much like bullshit.” And most guests had no access to the commander-in-chief, he said. Even Caitlin Sinclair, the host of the dinner and an anchor on the conservative news network OANN, wasn’t able to get much face time with Trump. “She said, ‘Oh, Trump didn’t even give me a picture,’” Pinto remembered....
Damn those leopards!
