India, May 23 -- President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted an exclusive dinner for hundreds of top investors of his 'memecoin' cryptocurrency at his golf club outside of Washington, with protesters yelling 'shame' at the guests.

Trump flew in to attend the gala and meet the 220 biggest purchasers of his $TRUMP memecoin. Citing an event website, news agency AFP reported that the top 25 investors were to get a private session with Trump beforehand and a tour of the White House.

The President had announced the launch of his crypto just three days before his inauguration in January, resulting in a quick surge in his net worth and prompting ethical questions at the same time.

On Thursday, the White House dismissed any concerns over ethics a...