The native token of the XRP Ledger rose more than 2% on Wednesday while most of the rest of the crypto sector saw steep losses.

Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted a photo on X revealing that he recently met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The photo also revealed that Ripple’s CLO Stuart Alderoty accompanied Garlinghouse.

Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse thinks that President-elect Donald Trump is already making a positive impact in the US even before taking over the White House.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, met President-elect Donald Trump signaling potential alignment on pro-crypto policies.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told Decrypt that many Wall Street leaders are now open to crypto thanks to optimism over Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse meets with Donald Trump, signaling a positive start to 2025 amid legal victories and XRP price optimism.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse noted a significant shift in traditional finance leaders' interest in engaging with crypto following the 2024 presidential election. Ripple signed more new clients in six weeks post-election than in the previous six months combined, with a majority of new roles now US-based.

Donald Trump's election was widely embraced by the crypto space, and one of the apparent beneficiaries of the President-elect's upcoming re-entry into the White House is Ripple, which overcame a four-year legal struggle with the SEC and is now ready to make crypto great again in its home turf.