Biden & Trump families scam their own supporters with meme coins

Biden & Trump families scam their own supporters with meme coins

Author: Ben Norton September 11, 2026 Duration: 19:47
More and more US politicians are promoting crypto rug pull scams targeting their own supporters. Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, created a meme coin called the Laptop token, the price of which crashed by 99% an hour after launching. Donald Trump and his wife Melania also launched meme coins that immediately imploded, with fans losing their money while insiders cashed out. Ben Norton explains the extreme corruption in the United States, which is spreading to other countries like Argentina. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCf0Kd7w57g Topics 0:00 US financial schemes 1:11 Hunter Biden's Laptop meme coin 2:26 Hunter Biden's excuses 3:57 Extreme hypocrisy 5:20 Cynical US politics 6:37 Trump meme coin rug pull 7:15 Melania meme coin rug pull 7:46 Trump family makes billions on crypto 8:31 Impunity for US politicians 9:03 NYC Token of ex Mayor Eric Adams 9:46 Javier Milei promotes Libra token scam 10:54 Argentina's political scandal 12:14 Blatant corruption in Washington 14:07 Trump tries to buy midterm elections 15:08 Insider trading in US Congress 16:54 China imprisons corrupt billionaires 18:40 Rule of law: China vs USA

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