U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a 25% tariff he says he will impose on Apple will also apply to Samsung and other smartphone makers. Trump, talking to reporters in the Oval Office, also said he was fine with leaving a 50% tariff in place on the European Union absent a trade deal.

President Trump’s latest tariff maneuver all but ensures a price hike on new iPhones launching this year, experts say

But this event, which took place on the evening of May 22 at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, stood out among the annals of presidential dining. The dinner with the president was a reward for making the leaderboard in a contest to be among the top purchasers of the $TRUMP meme coin,

Sun, known for his showy publicity stunts, has spent more than $20 million on the $TRUMP meme coin, making him one of the largest holders of the coin.

The White House came up with a handful of talking points to defend Donald Trump's meme coin scheme, but they were all unbelievable.