Benzinga - by Aniket Verma, .
Former President Donald Trump delivered a notable endorsement of cryptocurrencies during a campaign speech on Wednesday and unwittingly sent a meme coin inspired by his arch-political rival surging after commenting on the digital token.
What Happened: In a video shared on X by non-fungible token influencer Frank DeGods, Trump can be seen addressing a large crowd at an NFT event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, saying, “Can we donate to the Trump campaign using crypto? I believe the answer is yes.”
“If you can’t, I’ll make sure you can,” he said.
BREAKING: DONALD TRUMP ASKED "CAN WE DONATE USING CRYPTO?""IF YOU CANT, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU CAN" pic.twitter.com/Nm2YjqxwSI
— Frank (33.3%) (@frankdegods) May 9, 2024
Another social media user shared a video clip where he appears to be questioning Trump on how he plans to retain cryptocurrency firms within the U.S. In response, Trump asserted, “We'll stop it because I don't want it. If we're going to embrace it, we have to let them be here.” The audience reacted with applause to Trump’s statement.
i asked donald trump how he's going to keep crypto businesses in america.sounds bullish