Claim
In 2021, Trump had called Bitcoin/cryptocurrency a scam and described it as a big future disaster.
“साल 2021 में राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने कहा था कि बिटकॉइन या क्रिप्टो करेंसी एक स्कैम है और तब तो वह इसे भविष्य की एक बड़ी आपदा भी बता रहे थे”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Public record confirms that in 2021 Donald Trump repeatedly disparaged Bitcoin/cryptocurrency: in a June 2021 Fox Business interview he called Bitcoin a 'scam,' and in an August 2021 Fox Business interview he warned crypto was 'potentially a disaster waiting to happen.' Both elements of the anchor's claim — calling it a scam and describing it as a looming disaster in 2021 — are supported by multiple contemporaneous and secondary sources.
Evidence
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-potentially-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-trump.amp Fox Business (Aug 2021): Trump said cryptocurrency is 'potentially a disaster waiting to happen,' matching the 'big future disaster' characterization in the claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-bitcoin-scam-regulated-cryptocurrency Fox News: In a 2021 Fox Business interview Trump said Bitcoin 'just seems like a scam' and should be regulated 'very, very high.' ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/donald-trump-flips-crypto-scam-building-crypto-army-rcna157171 NBC News documents Trump's 2021 characterization of crypto as a 'scam' before his later reversal, corroborating the timeline. ✓ reachable · archived