President Trump Announced Another Memecoin Dinner

The team behind the Official Trump memecoin has announced another exclusive dinner featuring President Donald Trump, with access determined by a leaderboard tracking TRUMP token holders.

The gala is scheduled for November 22 at Trump National in Washington, D.C., according to the project's official terms. The top 185 eligible holders at the final snapshot on November 12 will receive invitations, while the top 29 qualify for a separate VIP reception.

The event comes as TRUMP trades at roughly $2 per token, far below the record levels reached shortly after its January 2025 launch. CoinGecko historical data shows TRUMP around $2.05 at the end of September.

The project has promoted the dinner as another experience available to members of its token community.

Holding More TRUMP Can Improve Your Ranking

Eligibility is not determined simply by how many tokens someone holds at the final snapshot.

Instead, the project uses a time-weighted holdings system, designed to reward participants for both the quantity of TRUMP they hold and the length of time they maintain those holdings. The official leaderboard updates standings and closes with its November 12 snapshot.

The project's formal terms specify an October 5 through November 12 measurement period, although the public leaderboard displays September 30 as the gala's start date.

Participants therefore have an incentive to maintain substantial balances rather than simply purchasing tokens immediately before the snapshot.

For holders who participated in the project's Formula 1 event, the terms also provide a 10% returning-champions boost based on their final F1 leaderboard score if they satisfy the required holding conditions.

Top Holders Get VIP Access and Gold Watches

The biggest incentives are reserved for participants near the top of the rankings.

The top 29 holders receive access to a VIP reception, while the event is advertised as featuring Trump alongside three additional guests described by organizers as “legends.”

The highest-ranked participants can receive even more.

According to the event materials, the top four VIP holders qualify for 18-karat Trump-branded gold watches. Other advertised attendee gifts include Trump fragrance, a commemorative poster, a trading card and a Fight Fight Fight watch.

The project also explicitly states that the event does not include a private meet-and-greet with the president.

VIP participants face additional holding requirements. Those who fall below their snapshot token balance before the November 22 event can lose certain VIP benefits, although their underlying dinner invitation may remain valid.

Previous Dinner Attracted Major TRUMP Buyers

This is not the project's first event offering access based on token holdings.

In May 2025, the top 220 TRUMP holders were invited to a dinner featuring Trump at his golf club near Washington. A later event for holders took place at Mar-a-Lago in April 2026.

The first dinner attracted considerable scrutiny because of the amounts participants accumulated while competing for invitations and questions raised by critics about linking token holdings with access to a sitting president.

Reuters reported ahead of the May 2025 event that participants had spent approximately $148 million acquiring TRUMP while competing for dinner seats, according to an analysis by Inca Digital. The top 25 holders accounted for more than $111 million. The figures represented estimated purchases associated with the competition, not the price of conventional event tickets.

The events have also drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers and ethics experts, while organizers and participants have presented them as promotional experiences for the token community.

TRUMP Remains Far Below Its Peak

The latest promotion arrives after a steep decline in the token's market value.

TRUMP reached approximately $73-$75 shortly after its January 2025 launch, but was trading near $2 in early October 2026, leaving it roughly 97% below its peak.

Despite the decline, trading activity remains substantial. CoinGecko recorded more than $200 million in daily volume around the end of September.

The project's official website states that the memecoin operation is not connected to a political campaign or political office. At the same time, the November event again ties token ownership to access to an experience featuring the sitting president, an arrangement that has continued to attract political and ethics scrutiny.

For holders, however, the mechanics are straightforward: the November 12 leaderboard determines the 185 invitations, with the highest-ranked participants receiving additional benefits before the November 22 gala.