of course $XRP is involved. Step outside of the maxi bubble for a moment and consider a couple of things.

1. Ripple is an American company with a lot of worldwide pull in finance. Trump admin can leverage their rolodex in return for support, and has a vested interest in proving "American success".

2. The biggest issue with XRP and Ripple's product is in many ways, it would compete against the USD guardrails built on SWIFT. If the US govt comes to agreement with Ripple in some capacity, risk averted.

People may not like it, but from a government standpoint, it empowers US blockchain companies to know that the Trump admin is open for business, and it provides leverage in some capacity back to the US govt.