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TRUMP MEMECOIN DROPS AFTER WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER SHOOTING

The Official Trump ($TRUMP) memecoin fell 14% after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents' Dinner security checkpoint, compounding losses from a failed Mar-a-Lago gala for top holders.

The Official Trump ($TRUMP) memecoin dropped 14% on Saturday after a gunman opened fire near the security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The sell-off deepened losses for a token already battered by months of declining investor interest and persistent questions about its utility.

A man identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, charged the magnetometer screening area at approximately 8:40 p.m. EDT carrying a shotgun, handgun, and knives. Secret Service agents quickly confronted and detained the suspect. One agent was struck in a bullet-resistant vest and is expected to recover, according to the U.S. Secret Service. No other injuries were reported.

President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and members of the Cabinet were evacuated from the ballroom. It was the first White House Correspondents' Dinner Trump had attended as a sitting president.

Mar-a-Lago Gala Fails to Stem the Bleeding

The security incident capped a dismal day for $TRUMP holders. Hours earlier, the president had addressed top memecoin holders at a crypto and business conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. According to Bloomberg, Trump reiterated his support for crypto-industry legislation during a 45-minute keynote, but the remarks failed to revive buyer appetite.

The cost of attending the event itself reflected the token's decline. Fortune reported that the minimum holdings needed for an invitation had dropped roughly 80% compared to last year's gala, with one invitee holding just $8,460 worth of $TRUMP when the leaderboard closed. By Sunday, the token traded near $2.63 on roughly $597 million in daily volume — down approximately 96% from its January 2025 all-time high of $73.43.

Broader Trump Crypto Empire Under Pressure

The fallout was not confined to $TRUMP. World Liberty Financial's $WLFI token also slid to around $0.075, down 82% from its September high. The Trump-backed DeFi venture faces its own headwinds: billionaire crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun filed a lawsuit against the project earlier this month, alleging fraud and misconduct.

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff, and Richard Blumenthal had already raised concerns about the Mar-a-Lago gathering, calling on Congress to address what they described as conflicts of interest tied to the president's cryptocurrency ventures. CIC Digital LLC, an affiliate of the Trump Organization, and Fight Fight Fight LLC together hold an 80% stake in the $TRUMP token supply.

For investors, the weekend underscored a growing tension between political spectacle and market fundamentals. The $TRUMP memecoin remains tethered to speculative hype rather than utility, and Saturday's events did little to change that calculus.

Sources:

Bloomberg — Trump's Crypto Pep Talk Can't Stop His Memecoin's Deep Slide

Fortune — Trump's Memecoin Conference: The Price to Attend Has Dropped Dramatically

Wikipedia — 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

Melania Trump and Javier Milei Connected to $MELANIA and $LIBRA Fraud Allegations

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Jon Wang

Jon studied Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and has been researching cryptocurrency full-time since 2019. He started his career managing channels and creating content for Coin Bureau, before transitioning to investment research for venture capital funds, specializing in early-stage crypto investments. Jon has served on the committee for the Blockchain Society at the University of Cambridge and has studied nearly all areas of the blockchain industry, from early stage investments and altcoins, through to the macroeconomic factors influencing the sector.