According to reports, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, was deceived by a lobbyist linked to Ripple to support certain cryptographic in a social position of truth about a cryptography reserve of the United States in March, which led to the elimination of the lobbyist and striving ties with the high officials of the White House.
A social publication of the truth of US president Donald Trump praising Ripple (XRP), Solana (SUN), and Cardano (Ada) as potential components of a “cryptographic strategic reserve” of the United States has triggered the internal conflict in Trump’s circle, not due to the impact of the market, but for whom the message was.
According to Politico, Trump Posted by publication In early March, stating that its administration would position The United States as the “Crypto Capital of the World” by including selected tokens such as XRP, Sol and Ada in a new reserve system.
However, emotion quickly became frustration. Later, Trump learned that the message had been written by a lobbyist affiliated with Ballard Partners, a company whose customers include Ripple Labs, the company most closely associated with XRP.
Two anonymous sources told Political that a Ballard employee gave Trump the draft during a donor event in Mar-a-Lago and encouraged him to publicly support digital assets.
Without realizing the affiliations of the lobbyist, according to the reports, Trump published the message without knowing the complete context.
Staff shot
Once Trump realized the Ripple connection, according to the reports, he was furious and ordered his team to cut the ties with the lobbyist. “He is no longer welcome,” a source told Trump.
While Ripple maintains that he does not control XRP, the company is a central player in the Token ecosystem and has been involved in several legal and regulatory battles.
He Trump’s publication time – And the pricing peaks resulting in XRP, Sol and ADA – added fuel to the manipulation suspicions of the market or political opportunism.
Ballard Partners, led by Trump’s old ally Brian Ballard, has had a significant influence in Washington since Trump’s elections in 2016. According to the reports, the firm raised $ 14 million in lobbying revenues in the first quarter of 2025 and represents high profile clients, including Tiktok and BMW.
However, after the incident, Ballard has frozen out of Trump’s orbit, with the staff instructed to avoid meetings with the company.
Ballard has pushed back in the narrative. In a statement to Politico, he said that the company is “accustomed to false accusations” and denied taking advantage of its relationship with Trump for business. Even so, some close to the President believe that the consequences were inevitable. “One way to get into the dog’s house dog is that the president thinks he is exchanging his name,” said a Trump confidant.
While Trump Later clarified that bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (Eth) It would also be included in any strategic reserve, the damage had been done.
The White House declined to comment on the matter. Ripple has not issued a public statement either.