Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, in an unprecedented melding of US presidential power and personal business.

“We must avoid a humanitarian crisis in order to preserve our freedom of operational action,” he said.

Asked during a forum in Doha if he would consider entering a presidential race to succeed his father, Don Jr first chuckled before suggesting it was possible.

“In the campaign I promised the American people I would build a cutting-edge missile defense shield,” Trump said at the White House on Tuesday.

Britain’s annual inflation rate surged more than expected in April as energy and water bills rose sharply, official data showed on Wednesday.