MIAMI BEACH, Fl. — Donald Trump Jr. denied online rumors that , the crypto platform tied to the Trump family, is unraveling amid a growing legal battle with Tron founder Justin Sun.
Speaking at Consensus in Miami on Thursday, Trump Jr. and $WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff pushed back against speculation circulating on social media about the company’s leadership, reserves and business operations.
“Just because they say it doesn’t mean it’s true,” Trump Jr. said about reports in the media. “Narratives get created. They’re driven, and they’re bot-farm based.”
The comments came days after World Liberty filed a defamation lawsuit against Sun in Florida state court. The suit alleges Sun engaged in “gross misconduct” tied to $WLFI token purchases and used influencers and bots to spread false claims about the company.
Sun had previously sued $WLFI in California federal court, claiming the company unfairly froze his $WLFI tokens.
At the Miami event, Witkoff addressed rumors that Trump family members had distanced themselves from the project after $WLFI removed a team page from its website.
“I think I saw on Twitter at one point that, you know, Don and Eric had abandoned the project,” Witkoff said. Trump Jr. dismissed the speculation.
“It was news for me too,” he said. “They changed the website design for a few minutes and, oh my God, they’re bailing on it.”
The executives also defended the company’s stablecoin, USD1, against criticism online. Witkoff said the token has “real-time proof of reserves” through a partnership with Chainlink and claimed users can verify reserves directly onchain.
Trump Jr. accused critics and some media outlets of intentionally spreading misleading narratives about $WLFI.
Witkoff also defended the lawsuit against Sun, saying the company would not have filed the case without evidence.
“We wouldn’t have filed that lawsuit if we didn’t have the receipts,” he said.
The Florida lawsuit seeks damages and retractions from Sun over statements $WLFI claims harmed the company and its business opportunities.
