Trump meme coin firm offers dinner with president to top 185 holders

October 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM2 min

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The firm behind President Donald Trump's $TRUMP meme coin is promoting a contest offering the top 185 holders an invitation to a dinner with Trump at his private club in Washington, DC, on November 22. The contest began Wednesday and runs through November 12, according to the coin's website. The event follows a May 2025 dinner that critics called a pay-to-play scandal.

Key Facts

The top 185 holders of the $TRUMP coin will be invited to a dinner with President Trump at his private club in Washington, DC, on November 22.
The top 29 purchasers will be invited to a VIP reception, and the top four will receive an 18-karat Trump-branded gold watch.
The contest began Wednesday and runs through November 12, according to the GetTrumpMemes.co website.
The website states that no attendees will be granted a private meet-and-greet with the president and no gifts will be accepted.
Investors in Trump crypto assets have racked up $4.7 billion in paper losses, according to a report by Public Citizen.

Contest Details

The GetTrumpMemes.co website on Thursday offered "an evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump" at his private club in Washington, DC, for the top 185 holders of the $TRUMP coin. The top 29 purchasers of the crypto keepsake will be invited to a VIP reception "with YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT," and the top four will receive an 18-karat Trump-branded gold watch. The contest began Wednesday and runs through November 12, according to the site. The site also states that "no attendees will be granted a private meet & greet with the President" and that "no gifts will be accepted." Early Thursday afternoon, the GetTrumpMemes.co site appeared to crash.

Previous Dinner and Criticism

The top 220 holders of the $TRUMP meme coin were invited to a black-tie dinner at Trump's golf club outside Washington, DC, in May 2025. Those in the room had contributed millions in investment in his crypto token, and the 25 biggest investors also got access to a small VIP reception with the president. Experts called that May 2025 gala a textbook pay-to-play scandal. The White House referred questions about the event to the hosts. The companies behind the event, CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight LLC, are affiliates of the Trump Organization, which didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Financial Context

Trump has made more than $1 billion from his crypto portfolio, most of which he launched shortly before retaking office in January 2025. Investors in those products have been less fortunate: a report from the watchdog Public Citizen recently tallied investors had racked up $4.7 billion in paper losses on Trump crypto assets managed by the president's adult sons. The US Securities and Exchange Commission last year wrote that memecoins have a failure rate "exceeding 90% for new tokens." Trump launched his memecoin shortly before his inauguration in 2025; its value initially surged to $70 but quickly fell and currently trades around $2.