Senator Cynthia Lummis and at least another Republican in Congress have been reported critical to US president Donald Trump for offering the top holders of his memecoin a dinner and tour of the White House.
According to a May 2 CNBC report, Lummis Says The idea that the president of the United States offers exclusive access to himself and the White House for those who are willing to pay it to “give (him) to pause.” He is not the only member of the Republican Party to be critical of Trump’s Memecoin Perks, announced on April 23.
“I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to charge people to enter the capital and travel,” said Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, according to NBC News.
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Despite Lummis’ reported “i -Pause” in the actions of the president, on May 2, he Na -Post A video on X of himself speaking on the Senate floor, saying he was “specifically pleased” in Trump’s support in law to establish a strategic bitcoin (Btc) Reserve in the United States. Strengthening the change, technology, and competitiveness by that -PTIMIZE investment nationwide, or Bitcoin, the ACT seems Codify Trump’s Executive Order To create a national crypto reserve.
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The Trump coin launch on January 17 was addressed by anger from many lawmakers and numbers in the crypto industry, which taught the potential conflicts of interest and implications of allowing foreign actors to borrow funds directly to Trump. The criticism continued after Trump announced that a group of top memecoin holders would have the opportunity to apply for a tour of the White House and dinner.
“Trump sometimes claims that he is rich that he cannot be bought,” said Craig Holman, a government ethics in the consumer advocacy of the consumer public citizen. “But his money obsession means he can be purchased for a meme.”
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Georgia Senator Jon Ossooff, a Democrat, Called Trump’s impeachment During a hall of April 25, claiming the memecoin dinner representing “sale of accessing for what effective payment directly to him.” In his first term, Trump was impeached twice in the House of Representative but was released after the Senate votes fell to two-thirds most of the need for convincing.
At the time of publication, it is unclear who, if any, memecoin holders will attend May 22 dinner with Trump. Usernames from Trump’s leaderboard have lead to the speculation -haaka Stable supporters such as Tron Founder Justin Sun and Tesla CEO Elon Musk may be among the attendees. Until May 2, neither the individual nor the companies made any formal announcements.
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