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The honor of Donald Trump's company for an hour as well as a meal, all for $1.78 million? Who could resist?
Alas, crypto investors who splashed the cash to attend a POTUS-hosted dinner at Trump National Golf Club near Washington DC on Thursday (May 22) were left far from impressed when served up their courses.
Over 200 people attended the dinner after having bought into Trump's very own crypto coin - what can't the man do, eh? - called, you guessed it, $TRUMP.
Crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital estimates investors as having spent a total of a whopping $148 million on the $TRUMP meme coin to score a spot at the exclusive dinner - the top-25 holders spending over $111 million, as reported by Reuters.
And blockchain analytics company Nansen reports guests at the event spent an average of $1.78 million each.
But what exactly were guests served in return for such a figure?
The menu for Trump's crypto event
With the top 220 holders of Trump's crypto in attendance, the event needed to impress.
First announced in April, 'Have Dinner with President Trump' was advertised as 'the most exclusive invitation in the world' only available to 'the top 220 $TRUMP Meme Coin Holders'.
One investor revealed to Wired they purchased $300,000 in $TRUMP to earn a seat at the dinner
Each table seated 10 under crystal chandeliers and at first glance, the menu seems pretty delicious - options reportedly including a pan-seared halibut with citrus reduction, some organic salad, garlic mashed potatoes, a filet mignon with demi glaze with attendee TikToker Nicholas Pinto sharing a photograph of a warm lava cake to Twitter.
Alas, Pinto told Wired: "It was the worst food I’ve ever had at a Trump golf course. The only good thing was bread and butter."
"The food sucked," he added to NBC. "[I] wasn’t given any drinks other than water or Trump’s wine. I don’t drink, so I had water. My glass was only filled once."
His caption to the dessert
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