BREAKING: Trump puts presidential access up for sale again as his crypto investors lose billions. It’s astonishing that the American public is tolerating the extraordinary level of corruption being perpetrated by Donald Trump. Just when you thought that the corruption just couldn’t get any worse than it already is, Trump has developed yet another crypto scheme scandal to add to the pile. Want face time with the President of the United States? Apparently, all it takes is buying enough of his meme coin, no vetting process required beyond the size of your crypto wallet. The company behind Trump's "$TRUMP" meme coin just launched a new contest promising the 185 largest coin holders an invitation to "an evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump." The top 29 buyers get a VIP reception, and the four biggest spenders score an 18-karat Trump-branded gold watch. This isn't subtle. It's literally pay-to-play access to the president, dressed up as a marketing promotion. And it's already made Trump staggeringly rich. He's personally earned $635 million from this coin alone since 2025, part of a disclosed $1.4 billion in total business venture earnings. Meanwhile, the actual people buying into his coin have collectively LOST an estimated $4.7 billion, according to watchdog group Public Citizen. The coin itself spiked above $70 around his inauguration before collapsing to below $10. Right now, it sits near $2. Public Citizen's Zach Everson put the ethics problem plainly: "Trump's crypto schemes keep trying to squeeze more money out of the presidency. Foreign buyers and special interests can compete for a seat at his dinner, and the guests are vetted in secret. Americans deserve to know who is buying access to Trump, and what they want in return." That concern isn't hypothetical, either. The New York Times reported that attendees at Trump's first crypto gala included Chinese billionaire Justin Sun, a Korean crypto executive, and the chief investment officer of a Taiwan-based firm, foreign nationals literally purchasing a seat at the sitting American president's table. Even the people who show up seem to get shortchanged. Crypto investor Nick Pinto said he sank $450,000 into the coin, now worth roughly $50,000, and described the first dinner as a letdown: Trump stayed less than 20 minutes, skipped photos entirely, and served a measly 5-ounce steak he called subpar even by diner standards. And yet, astonishingly, Pinto says he'd still vote for Trump again and plans to attend this next dinner too, joking, "I hope the food is better this time." This is the actual state of play: a sitting president monetizing personal access through a crypto scheme that's bankrupted thousands of ordinary investors, openly courting foreign money, with zero transparency about who's buying their way into the room, or what they're hoping to get in return. Was it P.T. Barnum who said a sucker is born every minute? Donald Trump makes Barnum look like an amateur.