Although the claim repeatedly from the White House that the Gala Thursday night President Donald Trump for the holder of the Top Cryptocurrency Coin had nothing to do with his official task, some investors visited the White House on Friday afternoon for what they described as a special VIP event, the participants told ABC News.
Sangrok Oh, a Korean Crypto investor and businessman, told ABC News on Friday that he and other top investors were invited to tour the White House on Friday afternoon, although it was not clear for him whether Trump himself would meet them.
“So, we will visit and tour the White House [and] At the same time talking about the crypto industry and the future of Crypto, “Oh said.
The black tie Thursday night, which was held at the Washington Trump area golf club, was attended by around 200 cryptocurrency traders, including many people from abroad, who received recognition through contests that gave invitations to top investors in Trump’s meme coins at least a portion of the funds that flowed directly to the Trump Family Coffin.
Critics have condemned the gala as a “Pay For Play” event where investors poured millions of people into Crypto Trump coins gained special access to the President.
The news that the Top $ Trump coin investor visited the White House seemed to be contrary to the statement of the Press Secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt on Thursday that the President attended the Gala Crypto in personal capacity, and that because dinner did not take place in the White House, separated from his official task.
“The president is present [the dinner] In his private times, “Leavitt said on Thursday.” This is not a white building dinner. That didn’t happen here in the White House. “
President Donald Trump spoke after signing the executive order at the White House oval office on May 23, 2025 in Washington.
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The White House did not immediately respond on Friday at request for comments from ABC News.
Cherry Hsu, an executive in Gramore, a Startup Blockchain based in Singapore, said the founder of the company, who was known as “ES,” was also invited to the White House on Friday afternoon. Break, obey Contest ranking boardFinis the second in competition with $ Trump Coin Holdings more than $ 1 million.
And Friday night, Justin Sun, a Chinese Crupto Maestro and Top Investor in Trump Meme Coins, posting very produced videos From the white building tour, writing on X, “is an honor to be invited to get around @whitehouse. The privilege to see it directly.”
In addition to the investment of millions of dollars in $ Trump coins, Sun has also invested $ 75 million in World Liberty Financial, another Trump supported crypto business. One month after the investment, the SEC lawyer under the government of Trump moved to stop the alleged fraud case against Sun.
The Trump Meme Coin website at one starting point this month advertises the “Special White House Tour” for the top 25 meme coins as part of the contest – but last week, the site only said that “special VIP tour” will be arranged, without mentioning the White House.
The site also includes the staff that say the tour is being arranged by LLC Fight Fight Fight, and that the President himself will appear as “guests.”