In an interview with the American television program 60 Minutes, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse acknowledged that the crypto community has embraced the United States President-elect Donald Trump.
He made this statement when asked about Trump’s previous hostility to the crypto market. Recall that in 2021, the now-crypto-friendly politician labeled Bitcoin a scam.
Was Trump Always Pro-Crypto?
CBS journalist Margaret Brennan anchored the interview with Garlinghouse. She asked the Ripple CEO:
“Before this cycle, in June of 2021, Donald Trump was saying, ‘Bitcoin seems like a scam.’ Do you understand what happened with that transformation?”
Her question highlighted Trump’s previously hostile outlook on crypto…
