For a third time since retaking the White House last year, President Donald Trump will meet with the top holders of the $TRUMP meme coin, the cryptocurrency that enriched him by $635 million last year.
Billed as “the most exclusive dinner in the world” the gala event for 185 of the biggest investors in the meme coin will be held Nov. 22 at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC, in Potomac Falls, Virginia.
The contest to make the leaderboard spans from Sept. 30 to Nov. 12 , with the top 29 investors being treated to a private reception with the president.
“For the Top 29 qualifying VIPs, YOU ARE INVITED to a VIP reception with your favorite President and one of the Legends,” the firm’s website says.
“An evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump — plus a private meet & greet with a legend to be announced,” says the announcement. “No attendees will be granted a private meet & greet with the President.”
Other goodies the attendees will be gifted include a “TRUMP Fragrance, Commemorative Poster and a Commemorative Trading Card and a Fight Fight Fight Trump special Watch.”
The top four investors will also receive a “special 18K Gold Trump Watch.”
Ethics watchdogs have long expressed concern that businesses and individuals seeking to influence the president are buying his meme coins to curry favor with the administration.
The White House however dismissed the notion.
It is difficult to “credibly characterize this as buying access” to the president when the event organizers have expressly said that no attendee will receive a private meet-and-greet with him, said a White House official, adding that reporting on prior events found that attendees described themselves primarily as “crypto hobbyists and fans.”
The official said there “is no promise of official government action in exchange for attending.”
During the first such gathering in May 2025, the top 25 buyers spent more than $111 million and the top four investors received a limited-edition Trump Tourbillon watch worth $100,000.