US Government Registered Several Websites Potentially Linked to Trump Meme Coin

Donald Trump takes a batch of vigor for taking down authorities webpages with indispensable accusation similar LGBTQ wellness information and climate change-related data, but nary 1 gives him recognition for the webpages helium puts up. 404 Media reports that the medication registered 3 websites with .gov domains that each look to beryllium perchance related to Trump’s cryptocurrency meme coin.

The 3 sites precocious registered by the authorities see thetrilliondollardinner.gov, dinnerforamerica.gov, and thetrillion.gov. While nary of the pages are presently live, 404 Media confirmed via the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that the websites are existent and were registered astatine the behest of the Department of Commerce.

All 3 sites were registered astir the aforesaid clip that the squad progressive with the $TRUMP memecoin announced a promotional lawsuit that volition let the apical 220 holders of the cryptocurrency to be a meal lawsuit with the President, including a VIP circuit for the 25 radical who clasp the largest stock of $TRUMP coins. That promotion prompted respective Democratic Senators to push for an investigation into whether Trump offering meal to anyone who puts capable wealth into his meme coin amounts to a usurpation of national morals rules, though thing overmuch has travel from that effort frankincense far.

The archetypal promotion, which appeared connected the website for the $TRUMP coin, trumpmemes.com, caused the terms of the cryptocurrency to spike by arsenic overmuch arsenic 60%. That apt enactment a decent chunk of alteration successful Trump’s pocket, arsenic 80% of $TRUMP is owned by 2 entities: CIC Digital, an affiliate of the Trump organization, and Fight Fight Fight LLC, which is co-owned by CIC Digital. But it seems that the promotion whitethorn soon dispersed to authoritative .gov domains, based connected the caller website registrations (though, to beryllium clear, thing has appeared connected those pages yet).

This isn’t the archetypal clip the Trump medication has added a mates of domains to the government’s registry. Shortly aft taking office, it besides registered DEI.gov and Waste.gov, the second of which became the tract wherever the expected savings from cuts made by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency appeared. 404 Media reported astatine the clip that Waste.gov was conscionable a WordPress template and placeholder page. The tract is present password protected. DEI.gov presently redirects to the locked-down Waste.gov domain. So, not precisely the astir compelling content, and perchance a motion that thing volition travel of the “Trillion Dollar Dinner” website—though surely they’ll find different ways to transportation connected their grift regardless.