Social media influencer and TikTok prankster Nicholas Pinto, 25, was among the elite 220 investors who shelled out significant sums to attend an exclusive dinner hosted by President Donald Trump at his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on May 22, 2025.
The event, billed as “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” was a gala for top holders of Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin. However, Pinto left the event hungry and unimpressed, describing the experience as a major letdown.
Pinto said the three-course meal served was some of the “worst food” he’s eaten and that Trump’s speech at the event was “pretty much like bullshit.”
“It was the worst food I’ve ever had at a Trump golf course,” Nicholas Pinto said, while another attendee said he has seen "better food" on a budget airline.
On the menu at the May 22 event, which all paid millions to attend, was a “Trump organic field green salad” followed by a filet mignon and pan-seared halibut with mashed potatoes and vegetable medley, while a lava cake was dished up for dessert.
“The only good thing was bread and butter,” Pinto said, adding he left the venue still hungry.
Pinto said the filet mignon was “trash,” calling it “Walmart steak.”
“Everyone at my table was saying the food was some of the worst food that they ever had,” said Pinto, who purchased around US$300,000 worth of the Official Trump (TRUMP) token to earn his spot at the event.
“I was hoping for either Big Macs or pizza,” Pinto said, referring to Trump’s liking for McDonald’s.
Pinto also criticized Trump’s speech, stating it was “pretty much like bullshit.”
The dinner, which drew a diverse crowd of crypto executives, independent traders, and even former NBA star Lamar Odom, was intended to celebrate the top investors who collectively spent hundreds of millions on $TRUMP tokens to attend.
However, Pinto and other attendees were disappointed by the lack of personal interaction with the president. Trump delivered a brief 20-minute speech, which Pinto described to Fortune as “pretty much like bullshit,” before promptly leaving the venue via golf cart to board his helicopter.
“Trump could have at least given the top people their watches himself,” Pinto remarked, referring to the gem-encrusted Trump gold watches awarded to the top four coin holders and two raffle winners.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previously attempted to quell criticism surrounding the dinner, including accusations from The Wall Street Journal editorial board that Trump was using his office for personal and family profit. She insisted it was not an official event.
At a Thursday press briefing, when asked whether most top buyers were foreign investors and if the government would release the list of attendees to clarify who was purchasing access to the president, Leavitt said, “The president attended in his personal capacity. This was not a White House dinner, nor was it held at the White House.”
She also complained that anyone “suggesting this president is profiting off the presidency” was “absurd.”
According to The Washington Post’s analysis, Trump’s businesses have realized over US$300 million in sales and US$43 million in total fees since the memecoin debuted in January.
Following the dinner’s announcement last month, Trump and his business partners earned over US$3 million from transaction fees alone.
The lack of public disclosure of the 220 top buyers by the White House or event organizers, combined with the event being closed to the media, has raised additional ethical concerns about its secrecy.
