President Trump praised the top investors in his cryptocurrency meme coin at an exclusive black-tie dinner Thursday as protesters demonstrated outside the event.

Most of the guests attending the private dinner are not publicly known, and the White House has not said whether it will publicly disclose the guest list.

As people began arriving for the event, the price of $TRUMP dropped suddenly by about 6%, indicating a significant sales volume, before stabilizing.

Economist Peter Schiff took potshots at President Donald Trump’s exclusive dinner on Thursday with holders of his Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) meme coin. What Happened: In an X post, Schiff said it should be “illegal” for a U.

The investor, who has put millions into the Trump family’s crypto company, reportedly left the president’s dinner with the prize of a gold watch.

President Donald Trump has hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia.

The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump’s memecoin, and they were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course.

Trump shifted from crypto critic to champion, overhauling Biden-era policies with a deregulatory push that reshaped enforcement, guidance, and industry access.

President Trump hosted an exclusive dinner at The White House for the top buyers of the President's meme crypto coin. MSNBC’s Ali Velshi reports on Trump’s conflict of interest and is joined by Leah Litman,