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On the recordJune 12, 2025
Colleagues, we are at an extraordinary time when there is a ``Government For Sale'' sign on the White House lawn. We have never seen this in the history of the United States of America. President Trump is engaged in an extraordinary level of corruption. Let me just provide two examples. As President, he said to the world: Come and buy my meme coin, my Trump coin, and you will be invited to a very special dinner to have access to me. And the 220 people who buy the most coins over a multimonth period, hold onto them. You will be invited. This dinner was held 2 weeks ago, and 220 people spent an estimated $150 million in order to attend that dinner. A meme coin is basically a nothingburger. What is it? It is not something you can do international transactions on. It is nothing you can print out and put on your wall. It is, simply, kind of a hobby coin. People didn't pay $150 million for a digital hobby coin. They paid it because the President said: This will give you access to me and my team. And he provided that access.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Discussing alleged corruption involving President Trump and a promotional dinner linked to a cryptocurrency.

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