The Unprecedented Personal Profits of Trump’s Presidency — The Daily

A recent financial disclosure shows that President Trump has made $2.2 billion since he returned to office.

Today, Eric Lipton, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the Trump family’s next potential windfall and how the president’s position is once again helping it happen.

Guest: Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Mr. Trump and his family reaped huge financial rewards from a crypto venture, even as routine investors suffered vast losses.
He has collected about $1.4 billion in new revenue from businesses that directly benefited from his actions as president.

Photo: Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

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