Despite repeated claims from the White House that President Donald Trump's Thursday night gala for the top holders of his cryptocurrency meme coin had nothing to do with his official duties, several of those investors visited the White House Friday afternoon for what they described as a special VIP event,

For weeks, President Donald Trump’s meme coin project pushed a promotion: top holders of the crypto asset would get to attend an exclusive dinner with the president, and an even more select group of people would get to meet the president and receive a VIP tour.