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How much money President Trump and his family have made

Planet Money

17 HOURS AGO
Planet Money

Planet Money

17 HOURS AGO

Shownote

Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, David says, Trump was in an “even tighter” spot. But after just six months into his second ...

Highlights

Donald Trump's presidency has long been intertwined with his personal business interests, but the financial dynamics of his second term reveal an unprecedented convergence of political power and private gain. What began as a period of financial strain transformed dramatically once back in office, with profits surging in ways that raise serious questions about the boundaries between public service and personal enrichment.
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Trump made $100 million from a campaign finance loophole for legal defense
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Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion Saudi investment, earning an estimated $320 million
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Trump Media reinvented as a Bitcoin holding company with inflated share value

Chapters

How did a struggling billionaire rebound to make billions in just one year?
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What makes this level of presidential profiteering unlike anything we've seen before?
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Which deals—from Mar-a-Lago to Vietnam—turned political power into cash?
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Why were Gulf states and crypto markets central to this financial surge?
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Could control over U.S. policy be shaping private fortunes?
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Transcript

Sarah Gonzalez: This is Planet Money from NPR. David Kirkpatrick: We are one year into President Donald Trump's second term, and some things are really different this time around. Sarah Gonzalez: Going over some math to be all up to date. Mary Childs: T...