Donald Trump Offers $700 Crypto Buyers a Seat at His Next Gala Dinner

Donald Trump is offering another chance to dine with him to buyers of his $TRUMP memecoin, though the price of qualifying has fallen sharply alongside the cryptocurrency. The top 185 holders will be invited to a “gala dinner” at Trump’s golf club near Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, according to the competition website. The site says there will be no private meetings with the president and that gifts will not be accepted. A similar contest in 2025 offered the top 220 investors a place at an event at Trump’s resort. That dinner drew criticism from opponents who described the arrangement as a way for wealthy crypto buyers to gain access to the president. Protests were held outside the Virginia club during the earlier event. The latest offer comes as $TRUMP has lost value. Buyers reportedly need to spend about $700 to reach the current leaderboard, compared with an estimated $59,000 to qualify for the previous dinner. The token has fallen about 30 percent since Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the midterms, and was trading at around $1.13, the article reports. Trump’s crypto ventures have generated wealth for him and his family, but investors have faced steep losses. Zach Everson, research director at Public Citizen, estimated that buyers of Trump-linked crypto offerings have lost about $4.7 billion. He told The Washington Sun that the falling prices reflected declining interest in the offerings as Trump’s political influence waned. The article also reports that the Melania Trump-themed coin has dropped roughly 99.6 percent from its peak. Nick Pinto, who attended the previous dinner after spending an estimated $300,000 on $TRUMP, later complained about the food and said Trump spent little time with attendees.