Later this week, on Thursday, President Donald Trump is hosting a lavish,
exclusive dinner at his private golf club outside of Washington, D.C.
Now, Trump hosting fancy dinners?
That's not so unusual.
What is unusual is how to get on the guest list.
To get an invite, you have to buy a bunch of Trump meme coins,
like millions of dollars in Trump meme coins to qualify.
That's technology reporter Drew Harwell.
He's been covering the complex world of crypto and how Trump has infiltrated that world by minting his own currency called a meme coin.
From the newsroom of The Washington Post, this is Post Reports.
I'm Colby Ickowitz.
It's Tuesday, May 20th.
Today, I talk with Drew about Trump's meme coin,
the money the Trump organization has made off of it,
and the foreign investors who've bought access to the president by investing in his cryptocurrency.
Hi, Drew.
Thanks so much for being here.
Yeah, thanks for having me.
So, Drew, I'm going to plead total ignorance.
What's a meme coin?