--- title: "The Dinner People Got for Spending Tons of Money On Trump’s Meme Coin is Unintentionally Hilarious" description: "Imagine not only spending your money on Donald Trump's meme coin, but also being threatened with a barely-edible meal at his golf course." date: "2025-05-25" modified: "2025-05-25" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-meme-coin-dinner-food" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Future Society" tags: - "donald trump" - "meme coin" - "the digest" - "trump coin" --- # The Dinner People Got for Spending Tons of Money On Trump’s Meme Coin is Unintentionally Hilarious ![Imagine not only spending your money on Donald Trump's meme coin, but also being threatened with a barely-edible meal at his golf course.]() *a large cockroach crawling on the cement wall \Image: Getty Images / Eko Prasetyo \* ## Poor Retch Imagine not only spending your hard-earned American dollars on president [Donald Trump's worthless memecoin](), but also being threatened with a barely-edible meal at his golf course. That was the reality for 200 "lucky" investors, who, as four of the attendees [told *Wired*](), were treated to a genuinely disgusting-looking dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC, which despite its name is actually located in the town of Sterling, Virginia. Like the misleading name of the president's golf course, the dinner those $TRUMP coin buyers were served sounds much better in writing than it looked in photos. Guests were given what was supposed to be pan-seared halibut in a citrus reduction and an alleged *filet mignon* with a demi glaze, accompanied by a damp-looking pile of carrots and zucchini and topped off with a very, very sad scoop of mashed potatoes, no gravy apparent. Seriously, look at this crap. It's enough to turn the stomach. https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1925969920933626239 ## Boys' Club Nicholas Pinto, a 25-year-old TikToker who spent roughly $300,000 to get his seat at the table, seemed mighty disenchanted by the entire experience when he spoke to *Wired*. "It was the worst food I’ve ever had at a Trump golf course," he said, noting that he left hungry. "The only good thing was bread and butter." Along with being served that horrific meal, the night's attendees also were forced to watch the two-time president and perennial [Broadway enthusiast]() shimmy and shake to The Village People's classic song "Y.M.C.A." — and they didn't even get their gifts delivered by the president himself. "Trump could have at least given the top people their watches himself," Pinto, the TikToker, told *Wired* of the gem-encrusted gold watches given to the top four $TRUMP holders, and two additional raffle winners. "He didn’t." All told, it sounds like a hellacious night — but as they always say, you get what you pay for. **More on the presidential crypto craze:** [*Trump's Memecoin Tanked, But His Family Has a New Crypto Hustle*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()