Despite repeated claims from the White House that President Donald Trump's Thursday night gala for the top holders of his cryptocurrency meme coin had nothing to do with his official duties, several of those investors visited the White House Friday afternoon for what they described as a special VIP event,

President Donald Trump has hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia.

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Most of the guests attending the private dinner are not publicly known, and the White House has not said whether it will publicly disclose the guest list.

As people began arriving for the event, the price of $TRUMP dropped suddenly by about 6%, indicating a significant sales volume, before stabilizing.

President Trump praised the top investors in his cryptocurrency meme coin at an exclusive black-tie dinner Thursday as protesters demonstrated outside the event.

The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump’s memecoin, and they were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course.

President Trump hosted an exclusive dinner at The White House for the top buyers of the President's meme crypto coin. MSNBC’s Ali Velshi reports on Trump’s conflict of interest and is joined by Leah Litman,