Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong met privately with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday,
Hours later, Trump took to Truth Social and told banks they “need to make a good deal with the Crypto Industry,” Coindesk reported on Wednesday.
Trump Echoed Armstrong’s Talking Points
The overlap in language is hard to miss.
Trump wrote that “Americans should earn more money on their money” and that the CLARITY Act “is being threatened and undermined by the Banks.”
Armstrong used nearly identical language in January, telling Fox Business that “people in America should be able to earn more money on their money” while accusing banks of stifling competition to protect their deposit base.
The meeting was not on any public schedule.
Neither the White House nor Coinbase responded to multiple requests for comment from reporters. Crypto in America’s Eleanor Terrett confirmed a Coinbase delegation visited the White House the same day.
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