Not really. The money you make on bitcoin are real although I generally agree it is not a great investment. Great speculative trades are still possible and very profitable.
And speculative trades is probably what has happened here and some made a lot of money - since bitcoin rose rapidly in value following Trump’s comments, and now someone has cashed in those gains. Not bad for a weekend’s work :p
I took a trip to Disney World on my bitcoin earnings in 2017.