India, May 25 -- US President Donald Trump hosted a black-tie dinner for the top 220 buyers of his $TRUMP meme coin on Thursday night despite severe backlash against the event. According to an Independent report, Trump flew to Virginia - the venue - on Marine One and at a lectern emblazoned with the presidential seal. This despite the White House arguing that it was a "private" event that Trump was "attending it in his personal time."

The dinner at Trump's Virginia gold club was attended by the 220 biggest buyers of his meme coin. They spend a combined $148 million on the cryptocurrency, reported CNBC.

Guests included crypto influencers, industry bigwigs and former NBA star Lamar Odom. Some of the guests were ultra-wealthy, but others w...