Trump offers private dinner to top 220 investors of his meme coin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : The top 25 buyers would win access to a reception with Trump before the dinner and a VIP tour of the White House.
74% : The dinner with Trump is scheduled to take place May 22 at the Trump National Golf Club, the website said, calling it the "Most Exclusive Once in Lifetime Invitation."
63% : "Have Dinner with President Trump and the $TRUMP Community!"
55% : A seat would be reserved for each of the top 220 investors in $TRUMP, a cryptocurrency that Trump launched on the eve of his inauguration.
54% : " A business entity linked to Trump owns a large tranche of the coins, meaning the president personally profits every time the price increases, at least on paper.
53% : In the fall, Trump and his sons, Donald Jr., Eric and Barron, said they were starting a company, World Liberty Financial, that offered a digital currency called WLFI.
50% : Once a cryptocurrency skeptic, Trump embraced digital currencies on the campaign trail last year, as crypto companies poured tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election.
49% : Trump and his business partners also collect fees when the coins are traded, a windfall that amounted to nearly $100 million in the weeks after the coin debuted in January.
47% : As he markets digital currencies to the public, Trump has also appointed regulators who are scaling back crypto enforcement and called for legislation that would boost the industry's prospects in the United States.
43% : Just three days before the inauguration, Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media site, that he was selling the coin.
36% : As president, Trump has broad immunity from laws governing conflicts of interest, a loophole he has pointed out in the past.
25% : Victoria Haneman, a law professor at Creighton University, said the offering raised concerns about the ways Trump and his businesses "may maneuver to profit off the presidency.

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