Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims
Organizers of President Donald Trump’s memecoin said he will attend a third dinner for top token holders on Nov. 22 at his Washington, DC golf club, limited to the top 185 holders as measured between Sept. 30 and Nov. 12. The announcement follows reports that investors in Trump-related crypto ventures have lost billions and comes after two prior tokenholder events in May 2025 and April 2026.
Why It Matters
The dinner raises renewed ethics and pay-to-play concerns because attendance is tied to token holdings and critics say the events could amount to selling presidential access. It also arrives amid scrutiny of large investor losses tied to the Trump family’s crypto projects and stalled federal legislation on crypto oversight.
Key Facts
- Event date: Nov. 22, 2026
- Location: Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC
- Attendance criterion: Top 185 TRUMP token holders, scored between Sept. 30 and Nov. 12
- Previous similar events: May 2025 dinner for 220 holders (DC); April 2026 luncheon for 297 guests (Mar-a-Lago)
- Estimated investor losses: $4.7 billion total losses since 2022; $3.2 billion attributed to the memecoin (Public Citizen estimate)
Organizers behind the Official Trump memecoin said President Donald Trump will attend a third in-person event for top token holders on Nov. 22 at his golf club in Washington, DC. The GetTrumpMemes website announced the dinner will be limited to the top 185 TRUMP holders, with eligibility measured over the period Sept. 30 through Nov. 12, and that Trump will appear alongside three unnamed guests. The Nov. 22 dinner follows two prior gatherings: a May 2025 dinner at the Washington golf club for 220 TRUMP holders and an April 2026 luncheon at Mar-a-Lago that hosted 297 guests. The memecoin was launched shortly before Trump’s January 2025 inauguration; its price spiked to about $70 initially then fell sharply to below $20 within days. As of the publication of the announcement, market data showed TRUMP trading near $2.06, and the token briefly rose about 9% to $2.23 after the dinner was announced. The planned event comes amid critical reports about losses tied to the Trump family’s crypto activities. The nonprofit Public Citizen estimated in August that investors in the Trump family’s crypto ventures were collectively about $4.7 billion underwater since 2022, with roughly $3.2 billion of those losses linked to the memecoin. Critics and some lawmakers have argued that token-linked access to events raises ethical questions about selling influence; Public Citizen called the dinners at best unethical profiteering and at worst a form of pay-to-play access to the president. Senator Chris Coons described the event as "corruption" in a social media post. The announcement also arrives after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, a bill intended to clarify how federal agencies should oversee crypto markets. Some Democrats who voted against the bill cited concerns that its ethics provisions did not adequately address situations in which sitting officials benefit financially from crypto-related activities. The Senate has a limited window to revisit the legislation before the next congressional session in 2027.
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