特朗普星期四晚上在華盛頓地區的高爾夫俱樂部舉辦以加密主題為主題的晚餐

白宮新聞秘書為唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統在周四晚上在華盛頓地區的高爾夫俱樂部舉行了以他的模因硬幣為投資者舉辦的以加密貨幣為主題的晚會

"The president is abiding by all conflict-of-interest laws that are applicable," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday in response to a question about if anyone in the administration had advised against the dinner. "The American public … fully believe it's absurd for anyone to insinuate that this president is profiting off of the presidency. This president was incredibly successful before giving it all up to serve our country publicly. And not only has he lost wealth, but he also almost lost his life."

新聞秘書卡羅琳·萊維特（Karoline Leavitt）週四表示：“總統正在遵守所有適用的利益法律。” “美國公眾……完全相信任何人都暗示這位總統正在從總統任職中獲利是荒謬的。這位總統在全力以赴為我們的國家公開服務之前取得了令人難以置信的成功。不僅他失去了財富，而且他幾乎喪生了一生。”

The scene outside the Trump National D.C.

特朗普國家哥倫比亞特區外面的場景

President Donald Trump announced the creation of the $TRUMP meme coin at a Crypto Ball days before he took office in January. A Trump Organization affiliate, CIC Digital LLC, and a second organization, Fight Fight Fight LLC, collectively own 80% of the token, its website states.

唐納德·特朗普總統宣佈在一月份上任前幾天的一個加密鮑爾·鮑爾（Crypto Ball）創建了$ trump模因硬幣。其網站指出，特朗普組織的分支機構CIC Digital LLC和第二個組織Fight Fight Fight LLC統稱為80％的代幣。

Meme coins are more often created as a joke, capitalizing on the popularity of a celebrity or a meme, but $TRUMP offered its biggest investors the opportunity to receive "the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World" to Thursday's gala. The black-tie-optional event was promoted on its website as a chance for 220 attendees to hear Trump speak about the future of crypto. The top 25 holders of the digital asset — which like the 220 attendees, was determined by a leaderboard of average holdings for three weeks ending on May 12 — were also invited to a reception before the dinner with Trump and a separate "Special VIP Tour," the site notes.

模因硬幣經常是個玩笑，利用了名人或模因的受歡迎程度，但特朗普為最大的投資者提供了機會，有機會收到“世界上最獨特的邀請函”到週四的盛會。黑色領帶活動在其網站上宣傳是有機會讓220名與會者聽到特朗普談論加密貨幣的未來的機會。該網站指出，數字資產的前25名持有人（與220名參與者一樣，由5月12日的平均持有量為三週的平均持股板確定，也被邀請在與特朗普晚餐前的招待會和單獨的“特殊VIP巡迴賽”之前參加招待會。

The former president even touted the dinner on his social media site, Truth Social, earlier this month with an image of himself — fist raised — and the phrase "Fight, Fight Fight."

這位前總統甚至在本月初在他的社交媒體網站真實社交網站上吹捧晚餐，並以自己的形象（拳頭抬起）和“戰鬥，戰鬥”一詞。

Leavitt fielded several questions from reporters about the gala during Thursday's press briefing.

利維特（Leavitt）在周四的新聞發布會上提出了記者的幾個問題。

"All of the president's assets are in a blind trust, which is managed by his children," Leavitt responded, when asked if the gala was a way for the president to enrich himself through the office. "I would argue one of the many reasons that the American people reelected this president back to this office is because he was a very successful businessman before giving it up to publicly serve our country."

當被問及晚會是否是通過辦公室使自己豐富自己的一種方式時，萊維特回答說：“總統的所有資產都處於盲目信託基金中，這是由他的孩子管理的。” “我認為，美國人民將這位總統當選回這個辦公室的眾多原因之一是因為他是一個非常成功的商人，然後才能公開服務我們的國家。”

She was also asked if Trump would release the list of attendees to the public, and responded that she would bring the request to Trump.

她還被問到特朗普是否會將與會者名單釋放給公眾，並回答說她將向特朗普提出要求。

"The president is attending it in his personal time," Leavitt said. "It is not a White House dinner. It is not taking place here at the White House."

萊維特說：“總統在他的個人時間裡參加。” “這不是白宮晚餐。它不是在白宮舉行的。”

Watchdog groups and Democrats have condemned the gala and the cryptocurrency token — which had generated more than $320 million in fees for its creators from its launch until the beginning of May, according to the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis — as a conflict of interest. Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy organization, also planned to protest outside the event Thursday night.

根據區塊鏈分析公司的鏈分析，看門狗團體和民主黨人譴責了晚會和加密貨幣代幣，從發射到5月初為創作者產生了超過3.2億美元的費用。漸進式倡導組織公共公民也計劃在周四晚上在活動之外抗議。

"Trump’s crypto dinner is a pay-to-play scheme to provide access to the Presidency to the highest bidder—even if the highest bidder happens to be a foreign national who was sued by the SEC for fraud," Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote on X.

參議員Richard Blumenthal在X上寫道：“特朗普的加密晚宴是一項付費計劃，可以向總價最高的總統職位提供訪問權，即使出價最高的人恰好是由SEC起訴欺詐的外國國民。”

Blumenthal was referring to crypto billionaire Justin Sun, who was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud and other securities law violations in 2023. Federal officials asked a judge to pause the case in February and then asked for an additional 60 days to hash out an agreement with Sun on April 28, according to court filings.

Blumenthal指的是加密貨幣億萬富翁賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun），他在2023年被美國證券交易委員會指控欺詐和其他證券法違反。

"Honored to support @POTUS and grateful for the invitation from @GetTrumpMemes to attend President Trump’s Gala Dinner as his TOP fan!" Sun said in a post on X.

“很榮幸能夠支持@potus，並感謝@gettrumpmemes的邀請參加特朗普總統的盛大晚宴，這是他的頂級粉絲！”太陽在X上的帖子中說。

"As the top holder of $TRUMP, I’m excited to connect with everyone, talk crypto, and discuss the future of our industry."

“作為特朗普的最高持有人，我很高興能與所有人建立聯繫，談論加密貨幣，並討論我們行業的未來。”