Some 100 protesters gathered outside Donald Trump’s National Golf Course club in Virginia ahead of a secretive dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency – with spots reportedly costing over $1.5 million to dine with the president.

Trump hosted the biggest investors in his own cryptocurrency, but insisted he put the country ahead of his businesses interests.

President Trump lavished praise on top buyers of his eponymous cryptocurrency Thursday night at a private gathering at his golf club in northern Virginia — as Democrats in Congress and protesters outside the venue called the 220-person event an example of shameful self-dealing by the commander-in-chief.

Trump hosted more than 200 top investors in his personal $TRUMP meme coin, which launched in January 2025 and is currently valued at more than $3 billion.

President Trump gathered with top buyers of his cryptocurrency at his Virginia golf club on Thursday night. His family's use of the meme coin has raised ethical and legal concerns because of how much money it makes the president personally.

More than 200 wealthy crypto bros gathered for a private event at President Donald Trump’s golf club just outside Washington, DC, on Thursday night — dining on filet mignon and halibut while the president stood at a podium regaling them with tales of his 2024 victory.