美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）举办了黑领带晚餐

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在周四晚上为他的特朗普模因硬币的前220名买家举办了黑领带晚宴，尽管反对这项活动。

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.

场景：一家庞大的弗吉尼亚金俱乐部，当司机拉起时，夕阳能铸造长阴影，每辆闪闪发光的汽车都散发出比上一辆更神话般的客人。在里面，庞大的宴会厅闪闪发光，黑色领带和头饰的海洋被巨大的枝形吊灯照亮。

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.

谣言飞得很迅速。唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）为他的模因硬币的220大买家举办了一个黑领带晚宴吗？尽管白宫坚持认为这是一个“私人”事件，但特朗普还是在他的个人时期参加了比赛，但没有邀请新闻界。

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.

谣言是真的。这位前总统确实在星期四晚上确实在他的弗吉尼亚黄金俱乐部举办了晚宴，并由海军陆战队（Marine One）到达，并在带有总统印章的讲台上讲话。这次场合标志着为期两个月的比赛的高潮，在特朗普的模因硬币$ trump上，将获得豪华的晚会，并有机会与前总统摩擦肩膀。

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1.48亿美元的加密货币，他们从全球旅行参加了这项活动，这不向媒体开放。其中包括加密影响者，行业大wigs和前NBA明星拉马尔·奥多姆（Lamar Odom）。据说其中一些客人是超级富裕的，而另一些客人则更加“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.

随着客人聊天并饮特朗普自己的品牌葡萄酒（据说那些更强壮的东西是不幸的人），心情很乐观。对话的主要主题自然是竞赛和投资的金钱。

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，前四个最大的支出者被赠送给了镶有宝石的手表，每个手表的价值约为100,000美元。前四名获奖者的大奖是特朗普品牌的陀飞轮手表。

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.

据说气氛是活跃的，尽管食物引起了混杂的反应。一位蒂克托克影响者尼古拉斯·平托（Nicholas Pinto）在特朗普投资30万美元后被邀请参加晚会，他说他离开晚会时仍然很饿。

“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.”

“吃的食物很烂，”平托说。 “除了水或特朗普的葡萄酒以外，没有其他饮料。我不喝酒，所以我喝了水。我的玻璃只装满了一次。”

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.”

他补充说，这顿饭是“我在特朗普高尔夫球场上吃过的最糟糕的食物。唯一的好东西是面包和黄油。”

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

另一位独立人士采访的客人说，食物“还可以，但不同类”。

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.

据说来宾可以在有限的学位上与特朗普交往，尽管大多数关注是前总统。根据平托的说法，特朗普在晚会上总共花了23分钟的时间，在此期间，他与客人交谈并摆姿势拍照。

“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说：“他没有与220位客人中的任何一位交谈，也许是前25名。”据报道，特朗普还发表了演讲，然后飞回了他的直升机。

“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.

“在大多数情况下，只有他在谈论自己的竞选活动，以及他如何击败拜登，等等，等等，等等，我们在当选之前在一个可怕的地方在一个可怕的地方，现在我们处于一个很棒的地方，”一位客人在《边缘》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.

客人也能够彼此交流，分享他们的比赛经历以及对加密货币的未来的希望。

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.

该活动在美国政治历史上是一个独特的事件，一位前总统为他的模因硬币的最大买家举办了一次豪华的晚宴。特朗普将来是否会举办另一个这样的事件还有待观察。