President Donald Trump’s Gala Dinner for the largest $TRUMP memecoin holders had mostly pseudonymous attendees identifiable only by their wallet addresses, prompting critics to demand the disclosure of the full guest list

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May 22, 2025

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On Thursday, the President will host a “Gala Dinner” for the top 220 holders of his $TRUMP memecoin at his golf club in Virginia—an unprecedented blend of public duties and private business dealings, especially with most of the attendees remaining pseudonymous.

Critics called the move corrupt, pointing to the fact that foreign buyers who otherwise could not legally donate money to the president were purchasing tokens, as well as the opacity surrounding their buys — many of the dinner's attendees are unknown, and some even pointed to the ability to maintain anonymity as a factor in their decision to go, according to the Washington Post.

While the website that promotes Trump’s memecoin has a leaderboard of the top 220 holders, the invitees are pseudonymous. Still, some have stated publicly that they’re attending.

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