President Donald Trump, according to Politico, told associates that Brian Ballard was “not welcome in anything anymore” after realizing the lobbyist who handed him a pre-written Truth Social post promoting a Crypto Strategic Reserve with XRP, Solana, and Cardano worked for Ballard, who represented Ripple

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It was only after he posted that missive that Trump realized a company behind one of the tokens named in the post, Ripple Labs, was a Ballard client. He was furious and felt like he’d been used, according to two people familiar with the incident who were granted anonymity to speak candidly.

According to Politico, Trump was not only "furious and felt like he’d been used," Ballard quickly became a pariah "in the West Wing" in the aftermath. Ballard Partners did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

He is not welcome in anything anymore,” the president told associates at the White House that month, the people said, referring to Ballard.