Donald Trump on Saturday spoke at a Bitcoin conference, after which attendees ridiculed the former president's "rambling" speech.
Trump over the weekend gave his usual stump speech at the cryptocurrency event, along with some special "Bitcoin" lines sprinkled on top. One expert said the ex-president employed an "old authoritarian trick" at the event, as well.
After the speech, Trump headed to a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with V.P. pick J.D. Vance. But for the attendees at the Bitcoin event, it was their time to vent about the speech.
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Kai Meinke called the speech "embarrassing."
"This embarrassing Trump rambling at #Bitcoin2024 conference about electricity, Biden as a terrible human being and other nonsense is hurting," he said. "It is hurting my brain, it hurts what #btc stands for and the reputation of the community. What a shame!"
Martin Vrijland said Trump's speech actually tanked the price of the cryptocurrency.
"#Bitcoin was above $69.4k today until Trump started speaking at the Bitcoin conference #Bitcoin2024Nashville and it dropped all the way down to $66.6k," Vrijland wrote Saturday.
Mike Doan said he actually fell asleep during the speech, despite being initially excited.
"I was excited to hear what Trump had to say about #bitcoin then I [fell] asleep listening to him ramble and pander to the crowd," Doan wrote on social media Saturday. "I have to remind myself, vote for the platform, not the personality."
Thomas Young said, "My initial impression was this was a campaign stop at a Bitcoin conference - not so much a Bitcoin speech."
"He threw some trinkets out there - but this was huge missed opportunity for this crowd," he added. "Frankly, I hoped for more."
Marc van der Chijs said, "I don’t think Trump’s speech will gain him a lot of new voters among Bitcoiners."
"The other way around, many will now see him for what he really is," he added. "It was my first time watching him speak live. He sounds like a low IQ conman to me, I wouldn’t believe anything he tells me."
