美國總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）舉辦了黑領帶晚餐

美國總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在周四晚上為他的特朗普模因硬幣的前220名買家舉辦了黑領帶晚宴，儘管反對這項活動。

The scene: A sprawling Virginia gold club, the setting sun casting long shadows as the chauffeurs pulled up, each gleaming car disgorging a guest more fabulous than the last. Inside, the vast ballroom glittered, a sea of black tie and tiaras illuminated by enormous chandeliers.

場景：一家龐大的弗吉尼亞金俱樂部，當司機拉起時，夕陽能鑄造長陰影，每輛閃閃發光的汽車都散發出比上一輛更神話般的客人。在裡面，龐大的宴會廳閃閃發光，黑色領帶和頭飾的海洋被巨大的枝形吊燈照亮。

The rumors had flown thick and fast. Could it be true that Donald Trump was hosting a black-tie dinner party for the 220 biggest buyers of his meme coin? Despite the White House's insistence that it was a "private" event, Trump was attending it in his personal time, and the press were not invited.

謠言飛得很迅速。唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）為他的模因硬幣的220大買家舉辦了一個黑領帶晚宴嗎？儘管白宮堅持認為這是一個“私人”事件，但特朗普還是在他的個人時期參加了比賽，但沒有邀請新聞界。

The rumors were true. The former president did indeed host the dinner at his Virginia gold club on Thursday evening, arriving by Marine One and speaking at a lectern emblazoned with the presidential seal. The occasion marked the culmination of a two-month-long contest in which the top spenders on Trump’s meme coin, $TRUMP, would be rewarded with a lavish gala and the chance to rub shoulders with the former president.

謠言是真的。這位前總統確實在星期四晚上確實在他的弗吉尼亞黃金俱樂部舉辦了晚宴，並由海軍陸戰隊（Marine One）到達，並在帶有總統印章的講台上講話。這次場合標誌著為期兩個月的比賽的高潮，在特朗普的模因硬幣$ trump上，將獲得豪華的晚會，並有機會與前總統摩擦肩膀。

The 220 guests, who together ploughed a total of $148 million into the cryptocurrency, had travelled from across the globe to attend the event, which was not open to the press. Among them were crypto influencers, industry bigwigs, and former NBA star Lamar Odom. Some of the guests were said to be ultra-wealthy, while others were reportedly more 'normal'.

220位客人共同投入了1.48億美元的加密貨幣，他們從全球旅行參加了這項活動，這不向媒體開放。其中包括加密影響者，行業大wigs和前NBA明星拉馬爾·奧多姆（Lamar Odom）。據說其中一些客人是超級富裕的，而另一些客人則更加“正常”。

The mood was upbeat as the guests chatted and sipped Trump’s own-brand wine (those who preferred something stronger were said to be out of luck). The main topic of conversation was, naturally, the contest and the sums of money that had been invested.

隨著客人聊天並飲特朗普自己的品牌葡萄酒（據說那些更強壯的東西是不幸的人），心情很樂觀。對話的主要主題自然是競賽和投資的金錢。

During the evening, the top four biggest spenders were presented with gemstone-encrusted watches, each said to be worth around $100,000. The grand prize for the top four winners was a Trump-branded Tourbillon watch.

在晚上，前四個最大的支出者被贈送給了鑲有寶石的手錶，每個手錶的價值約為100,000美元。前四名獲獎者的大獎是特朗普品牌的陀飛輪手錶。

The atmosphere was said to be lively, though the food drew mixed reactions. One TikTok influencer, Nicholas Pinto, who was invited to the gala after investing $300,000 in $TRUMP, said that he was still hungry when he left the gala.

據說氣氛是活躍的，儘管食物引起了混雜的反應。一位蒂克托克影響者尼古拉斯·平托（Nicholas Pinto）在特朗普投資30萬美元後被邀請參加晚會，他說他離開晚會時仍然很餓。

“The food sucked,” Pinto said. “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.”

“吃的食物很爛，”平託說。 “除了水或特朗普的葡萄酒以外，沒有其他飲料。我不喝酒，所以我喝了水。我的玻璃只裝滿了一次。”

He added that the meal was “the worst food I’ve ever had at a Trump golf course. The only good thing was bread and butter.”

他補充說，這頓飯是“我在特朗普高爾夫球場上吃過的最糟糕的食物。唯一的好東西是麵包和黃油。”

Another guest interviewed by The Independent said that the food was “OK, but not top-class.”

另一位獨立人士採訪的客人說，食物“還可以，但不同類”。

The guests were said to be able to mingle with Trump to a limited degree, though most of the attention was on the former president. According to Pinto, Trump spent a total of 23 minutes at the gala, during which time he spoke to the guests and posed for photos.

據說來賓可以在有限的學位上與特朗普交往，儘管大多數關注是前總統。根據平託的說法，特朗普在晚會上總共花了23分鐘的時間，在此期間，他與客人交談並擺姿勢拍照。

“He didn’t talk to any of the 220 guests — maybe the top 25,” Pinto said. Trump also reportedly delivered a speech before flying back on his helicopter.

Pinto說：“他沒有與220位客人中的任何一位交談，也許是前25名。”據報導，特朗普還發表了演講，然後飛回了他的直升機。

“For the most part, it was just him talking about his campaign, and about how he beat Biden, and blah, blah, blah, how we were in a terrible place with crypto before he got elected and now we’re in a great place,” one guest was quoted as saying by The Verge.

“在大多數情況下，只有他在談論自己的競選活動，以及他如何擊敗拜登，等等，等等，等等，我們在當選之前在一個可怕的地方在一個可怕的地方，現在我們處於一個很棒的地方，”一位客人在《邊緣》中引用了一位客人。

The guests were also able to mingle with each other, sharing their experiences of the contest and their hopes for the future of crypto.

客人也能夠彼此交流，分享他們的比賽經歷以及對加密貨幣的未來的希望。

The event was a unique occurrence in US political history, with a former president hosting a lavish dinner party for the biggest buyers of his meme coin. It remains to be seen whether Trump will host another such event in the future.

該活動在美國政治歷史上是一個獨特的事件，一位前總統為他的模因硬幣的最大買家舉辦了一次豪華的晚宴。特朗普將來是否會舉辦另一個這樣的事件還有待觀察。