Trump Hosts Exclusive $TRUMP Memecoin Dinner for 220 Biggest Buyers at His Golf Club — Foreign Influence Concerns

President Trump hosts a private dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia for the 220 biggest buyers of his $TRUMP memecoin. The top 25 investors receive a private session with Trump before dinner and a White House tour. A website promoting the event calls it 'The most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World.' The dinner represents an unprecedented blurring of presidential office and personal commercial venture, raising concerns that foreign actors who cannot otherwise influence the White House can use the memecoin to buy favor with the US government. Trump and his allies have made $320 million in trading fees from the coin. Democratic lawmakers introduce a flurry of bills aimed at ending the ability of presidents and members of Congress to own businesses that issue or promote crypto products. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, a crypto industry advocate, says the dinner gives her 'pause.' The dinner is capped with an after-party called 'Meme The Night,' thrown by Singapore-based MemeCore.