30 h. ago ‘America is not for sale:’ Protesters mob Trump golf course guests ahead of exclusive crypto dinner

Demonstrators held signs reading ‘Stop Crypto Corruption,’ ‘America is not for sale,’ as well as brandishing a large gold coin featuring a large image of the president’s scowling face

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32 h. ago Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez join Heidi Klum, Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman in partying the night away inside Cannes Film Festival's 2025 amfAR Gala

A whole host of A-list guests descended on the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc for the exclusive fundraising spectacular, complete with music and lavish dining.

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35 h. ago Trump to host dinner for top holders of his crypto token – although many lost money with it

Meme coin buyers may have gotten dinner with president, but they lost millions, Guardian analysis revealsDonald Trump will host the top holders of his cryptocurrency at a gala tonight at his private golf club near Washington DC. Though the president has called the $Trump token “The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, nearly half the gala’s guests suffered losses from purchasing it, according to a Guardian analysis of their public cryptocurrency wallets.The attendees are winners of the US president’s meme coin competition. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest holdings of $Trump between 23 April and 12 May would win a ticket to a private dinner at the Trump National golf club. The top 25 holders would also be invited to a “Private VIP Reception” with the president beforehand. The news caused the coin to spike more than 50%. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Nearly half of Trump’s crypto sweepstakes winners lost money

Meme coin buyers may have gotten dinner with president, but they lost millions, Guardian analysis revealsDonald Trump will host the top holders of his cryptocurrency at a gala tonight at his private golf club near Washington DC. Though the president has called the $TRUMP token “The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, nearly half the gala’s guests suffered losses from purchasing it, according to a Guardian analysis of their public cryptocurrency wallets.The attendees are winners of the US president’s meme coin competition. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest holdings of $TRUMP between 23 April and 12 May would win a ticket to a private dinner at the Trump National golf club. The top 25 holders would also be invited to a “Private VIP Reception” with the president beforehand. The news caused the coin to spike more than 50%. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Bruce Springsteen's feud with Trump takes a new twist as President's shocking fake video goes viral

Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump's feud hit a new high on Wednesday after the commander-in-chief clapped back with a fake video targeting the rock icon.

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63 h. ago Trump posts fake video of him hitting Bruce Springsteen with a golf ball as their spat grows

The president has fiercely criticized Bruce Springsteen after the rocker called his administration ‘corrupt’

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3 d. ago South Africa’s Ramaphosa expected to take golf stars to Trump meeting

Ernie Els and Retief Goosen reportedly part of delegation as president seeks to reset ties after white ‘genocide’ claimsThe South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to take the golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen with him to meet Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday, as the government attempts to reset relations with the US amid Trump’s accusations that it is fomenting a white “genocide”.Ramaphosa’s appeal to Trump’s love of golf, with the potential inclusion of Els and Goosen reported by South African local media, is part of his efforts to avoid a public dressing down of the kind Trump gave to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in February. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Flamingo Land 'mega resort' at Loch Lomond compared to Donald Trump golf course

Green MSP Ross Greer hit out after the SNP Government refused to overturn a decision by its officials to allow the building of the Lomond Banks resort.

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6 d. ago Crypto traders who won dinner with Trump also made big profits

Some wallets that scooped up large chunks of the president’s token have already transferred them

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7 d. ago Donald Trump reminded money talks as prospect of Open Championship returning to Turnberry remains a long shot

US President given another warning that Open in Ayrshire is a long shot

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9 d. ago Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest

Trump’s foray into cryptocurrency involves him leveraging his presidency for personal gain and operating in an industry he has power overThe 220 winners of a cryptocurrency contest were told on Monday to look out for an email featuring “the most exclusive invitation in the world”. As a reward for spending immense amounts of money, in some cases millions of dollars, they had won the prize of attending a private gala with Donald Trump at his own Washington DC golf club later this month.Awarding access to the president in exchange for investment in his crypto endeavor was Trump’s latest conflict of interest in a political career filled with, in the words of one of his most repeated catchphrases, “many such cases”. Real estate holdings, a media company, merchandising deals, fraud and most recently Qatar’s gift of a $400m plane are only some of the myriad of entanglements that government ethics watchdogs have warned about for a decade now. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tiger Woods resurfaces in shock location amid Vanessa Trump romance and career

It marks one of the first times Woods, 49, has been seen since his Vanessa Trump romance became public news days after he tore his Achilles in another major injury.

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2 w. ago Trump course to host revived Scottish Championship on DP World Tour

The Scottish Championship will take place at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire

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2 w. ago Trump’s crypto dinner, where plates cost $1.5m, draws ethics concerns as president could make millions from meme coin

Despite having his own memecoin and being involved with a crypto company, Trump has signed executive order pushing the US to use crypto more

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3 w. ago Trump’s bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate constitution, experts warn

British government’s push for tournament to be at Trump-owned venue in Scotland is likely to seek favor with USThe British government’s attempts to curry favor with Donald Trump by nudging golf executives to host one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments at a Scottish venue owned by the US president could ultimately lead to a violation of the US constitution, ethics experts have warned.The Guardian reported this week that officials in British prime minister Keir Starmer’s government have asked senior executives at R&A, which organizes the Open championship, whether they would host the golf championship at the Turnberry golf resort in 2028. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate US constitution, experts warn

British government’s push for tournament to be at Trump-owned venue in Scotland is likely to seek favor with USThe British government’s attempts to curry favor with Donald Trump by nudging golf executives to host one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments at a Scottish venue owned by the US president could ultimately lead to a violation of the US constitution, ethics experts have warned.The Guardian reported this week that officials in British prime minister Keir Starmer’s government have asked senior executives at R&A, which organizes the Open championship, whether they would host the golf championship at the Turnberry golf resort in 2028. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Activists unveil large Donald Trump protest art near US president’s golf resort

The stunt was timed to coincide with the first 100 days of Trump's second term

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3 w. ago Donald Trump protest art created on beach near Turnberry golf resort

Greenpeace UK has formed a portrait of the US president to mark the first 100 days of his second term in office.

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3 w. ago Trump Turnberry decision up to Open organisers, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that Whitehall officials had been in contact with the R&A.

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3 w. ago If Starmer is willing to help Trump host a lucrative golf tournament, will he caddy for him too? | Marina Hyde

The prime minister is apparently pursuing ways to land the 2028 Open for the president. With friends like that, POTUS surely won’t be carrying his own clubsAt what point does realpolitik tip over into nakedly facilitating conflict of interest/corruption? I only ask in the strictest hypothetical terms after reading that Keir Starmer’s government has been exploring whether golf bosses could host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort in Ayrshire. Sorry, but no. It’s almost as if the prime minister is compiling material for a seminal 2025 business manual. Call it The Art of the Kneel. Perhaps Starmer could ask the Treasury to “explore” buying a load of Trump meme coins.According to reports, Donald Trump has frequently mentioned in his phone calls with the prime minister that he’d prefer it if the Open returned to Turnberry. As so often with this particular caller, the reply to this should simply be, “And I’d prefer to be talking to Mickey Mouse, but we’re all mak...

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