據報導，特朗普是一家遊說公司的黑球，他認為他操縱了他在社交媒體上發布有關XRP的信息。

3月初，特朗普在他的真相社交平台上宣布，他指示數字資產市場的總統工作組，“推進包括XRP，SOL和ADA在內的加密戰略儲備。”

A report by Politico claims that President Donald Trump has blackballed a lobbying firm that he feels manipulated him into posting about crypto on social media.

Politico的一份報告聲稱，唐納德·特朗普總統已經黑球了一家遊說公司，他覺得他操縱他在社交媒體上發布了有關加密貨幣的信息。

Early March saw Trump announcing on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he had directed the Presidential Working Group on Digital Asset Markets to proceed with a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA.

3月初，特朗普在其社交媒體平台Truth Social上宣布，他已指示數字資產市場的總統工作組，以進行包括XRP，SOL和ADA在內的加密戰略儲備。

According to Politico, which cites two people familiar with the incident, an employee of the lobbying firm Ballard Partners cornered Trump at Mar-a-Lago and urged him several times to make the post. The employee, who remains unnamed, even provided Trump with the text of a message she felt the president should write.

據Politico稱，遊說公司Ballard Partners的一名僱員在Politico的說法中，巴拉德合夥人在Mar-a-Lago中陷入困境，並敦促他多次發表職位。尚未透露姓名的員工甚至向特朗普提供了她認為總統應該寫信的信息的文字。

After Trump posted about directing the working group to move forward on the reserve, he discovered that the firm behind the payments coin XRP, Ripple, was a Ballard client. Trump was reportedly furious and felt like he had been used.

在特朗普發布有關指示工作組前進的儲備金之後，他發現付款XRP背後的公司Ripple是Ballard客戶。據報導，特朗普很生氣，覺得自己已經被用了。

The president is said to have blackballed the head of the firm, Brian Ballard, explicitly stating “he is not welcome in anything anymore.”

據說總統已經使公司的負責人布萊恩·巴拉德（Brian Ballard）明確指出：“他不再受到歡迎。”

Furthermore, Politico reports, citing three anonymous sources, that David Sacks, the White House's Crypto Czar, was furious about the post on Truth Social and complained to Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.

此外，Politico報導說，援引三個匿名消息來源，白宮的加密沙皇戴維·薩克斯（David Sacks）對《真相社會》的職位感到憤怒，並向特朗普的參謀長蘇西·威爾斯（Susie Wiles）抱怨。

Trump later posted a follow-up message on Truth Social, praising the top two crypto assets.

特朗普後來發布了有關真相社會的後續信息，稱讚了前兩個加密資產。

"And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be the heart of the Reserve. I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!"

“而且，顯然，BTC和ETH作為其他有價值的加密貨幣將是保護區的核心。我也喜歡比特幣和以太坊！”