Nicholas Pinto paid over $360,000 in Trump’s cryptocurrency for a promised gala dinner with the former president—but left hungry and disappointed.
Nicholas Pinto, a 25-year-old influencer, says he paid over $360,000 in Donald Trump’s memecoin to attend an exclusive gala dinner—only to be served what he described as “Walmart steak” and denied access to the former president.
“Trash,” Pinto texted Fortune during the banquet. “Walmart steak, man.”
Held at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, the dinner promised the top 220 holders of the $TRUMP token a chance to meet Trump. Pinto, ranked 72nd, said the food was forgettable and access to Trump minimal.
“Everyone at my table was saying the food was some of the worst food that they ever had,” he said.
Trump made a brief speech, but Pinto said most guests didn’t meet him. “Pretty much like bullshit,” he said of the address.
Despite the hype, Pinto left unsatisfied. “I was hoping for either Big Macs or pizza,” he said. “That would have been better than the food that we were served.”