Staff Reports
In a week that would leave anyone else quaking in their boots, former President Donald Trump found himself dodging danger in the form of two individuals who appeared to have skipped basic Secret Service etiquette. After a would-be assassin left a supporter dead and Trump himself wounded, the tension remains palpable for the former president and his family. Enter the folks at the Nashville Bitcoin event, where the Secret Service had to spring into action to ensure no unwanted interruptions.
On a recent Saturday, amidst the glitz and glam of the 2024 Bitcoin conference at the Music City Center, Trump ended up having his speaking engagement postponed. Why? It turned out that two attendees made their way past the first checkpoint, only to slip through the cracks at a second screening. Talk about a security breach; even as they waved their Bitcoin signs, they clearly didn’t grasp the idea of “no entry without clearance.” Ultimately, a Secret Service spokesperson assured the public that these wandering souls posed no threat to the former commander-in-chief, leaving many to wonder how much clearance really means in modern security.
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Not one to be deterred by potential security slip-ups, Trump took the stage to express his undying enthusiasm for cryptocurrency. He proudly claimed the title of the first American president to address a Bitcoin gathering, emphasizing the stakes of crypto in the U.S. economy. In his trademark style, he warned that if the U.S. doesn’t embrace Bitcoin, China will swoop in, snatch it up, and leave America in the dust—because, God forbid, Beijing should get the edge over Uncle Sam in the crypto race.
Trump’s assertions didn’t stop there. He triumphantly declared that America should be the birthplace of Bitcoin development, demanding that it be mined, minted, and made stateside. His push for a national Bitcoin initiative came with a promise: if elected, he would unleash an electricity bonanza by leveraging every possible resource, including nuclear power and good old-fashioned fossil fuels. This determination to make America the cryptocurrency capital of the world has conservatives buzzing with excitement.
To wrap it all up, Trump floated the idea of establishing a “strategic national bitcoin stockpile.” Instead of selling off seized Bitcoin like it’s a garage sale find, he suggested the government should hold onto it, building a digital fortress. With the government clenching more than 210,000 Bitcoins, it seems our former president has a plan for keeping America at the forefront of the cryptocurrency revolution. For Trump supporters, the idea that their guy is not only a fighter but also a forward-thinking cryptocurrency enthusiast is about as good as it gets.
