BlockBeats 消息，5 月 9 日，据 Politico 报道，特朗普 3 月 2 日曾在 Truth Social 发表“将推进包括 XRP、SOL 和 ADA 在内的加密货币战略储备”帖文，几小时后特朗普就感觉自己被愚弄了，震怒并下令将 Brian Ballard 列入白宫“黑名单”。当时特朗普正在海湖庄园参与一场捐赠活动，知名游说机构 Ballard Partners 的一名员工多次当面游说总统，极力主张特朗普公开表态支持加密行业。该说客不仅亲自向特朗普递送拟好的发言稿范本，还反复强调推广该产业的重要性。特朗普后续才意识到推文中提到的 XRP 背后公司 Ripple Labs 是 Ballard Partners 的客户。
游说公司 Ballard Partners 由美国政治说客 Brian Ballard 经营，他以与特朗普的密切关系而闻名，曾被认为是特朗普政府的“内部人士”。总统发帖几分钟后白宫加密货币和人工智能主管 David Sacks 就勃然大怒，立即致电幕僚长 Susie Wiles 抗议，特朗普也在内部会议上直言 Ballard“永远别再想参与任何事务”，白宫工作人员被指示不得与 Brian Ballard 会面。
尽管被内部封杀，但 Ballard 仍收到特朗普筹款活动邀请，并成功安排 NFL 高管与总统会面，证据表明 Ballard 并未断绝与白宫的联系。
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