{
  "id": 11521559,
  "title": "Want to Attend an “Exclusive Dinner” With Trump? Just Buy His Meme Coin!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/want-to-attend-an-exclusive-dinner-with-trump-just-buy-his-meme-coin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T20:23:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/trump-meme-coin-exclusive-dinner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump is enticing potential coin buyers with the tantalizing prospect of an exclusive dinner, where they may rub shoulders with him and three \"secret legends\" to be announced later. All one must do is invest in his $TRUMP meme coin, resisting the urge to sell immediately.\n\nIf a holder ranks among the top 185 after November 12, they will be granted access to this highly selective event. The dinner will take place at Trump's golf club in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., providing a rare opportunity to mingle with the president and the three enigmatic \"legends.\" However, it should be noted that attendees will not be granted a private meet and greet with the president as initially promised.\n\nThirty-nine holders of the $TRUMP meme coin will also receive an invitation to a VIP reception alongside their preferred \"President and one of the Legends.\" Meanwhile, the top four holders will be gifted a gold Trump-branded watch, but no gifts may be accepted in return for attendance.\n\nThe White House has declined to comment on whether Trump was involved in the planning or compensation for his attendance. The event was first reported by the Washington Sun. This is not the first exclusive offering of its kind; two prior gatherings have been held at Mar-a-Lago and the same Virginia golf club.\n\nThe coin's supporters, who have a licensing agreement with Trump, have also organized contests with access to deluxe hospitality suites at the World Cup and Super Bowl. Another ongoing contest promises the winner tickets to the F1 grand prix in Singapore, happening next weekend. However, the underlying purpose of this blockchain boosterism remains unclear. As previously reported, Trump launched the $TRUMP meme coin just three days prior to his second inauguration, causing its price to skyrocket to about $74, giving the coin a staggering market capitalization of approximately $15 billion.\n\nSince then, the coin's value has plummeted, falling to roughly $2.00. As of the latest update, more than 1 million investors have lost around $3.8 billion combined, while Trump reportedly earned about $635 million from the scheme.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump is once again offering “exclusive” access to buyers of his meme coin—this time in the form of an invitation to a dinner with him and three secret “legends” to be named at a later date. All you have to do is purchase—and then resist the temptation to immediately sell—a lot of $TRUMP. […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}