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The true cost of Donald Trump’s $2.2 billion year
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DNyuz
· Jul 9, 2026
Trump’s ‘fabricated’ claim during NATO stop blasted by analysts: ‘Zero evidence’
Political analysts pounced on a false claim that President Donald Trump made during his most recent meeting with NATO allies. Trump claimed during a press conference that the U.S. had “19.2 trillion with a ‘T’” that has been invested in the country during his second term. That money is being used to build “plants []
Really America
· Jul 10, 2026
EXPOSED: Trump's Extreme Makeover Hits $1.2 Billion
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump Voters Horrified by His Giant Cash Grab
Screengrab/MS NowTwo people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 have blasted the president for how much he has enriched himself while in office.The two individuals were interviewed by MS Now’s Laura Barrón-López about their reaction to the revelation that Trump’s income soared by 2.2 billion in 2025, including more than 1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures.Speaking at the sparsely attended Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Barrón-López asked whether it is “appropriate” for the president to make so much money while in the White House.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Mises Institute
· Jul 3, 2026
The Moniker Millionaire, Billionaire, and Trillionaire are just a Reflection of Inflation
The Moniker Millionaire, Billionaire, and Trillionaire are just a Reflection of Inflation
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