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Trump Made a Billion While in Office. Now Ask Yourself If Barack Obama Could Get Away With It
If a Black politician secures a bag while in office, he's typically audited and investigated. Meanwhile, Trump just raked in over a billion from crypto alone.
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 3, 2026
CNN Panel Laugh in Flailing MAGA Pundit’s Face
Screengrab/CNNMembers of a CNN panel laughed in the face of MAGA political commentator Ben Ferguson after he desperately tried to defend Donald Trump’s mammoth cash grab while in office.During a typically argumentative debate on NewsNight with Abby Phillip, the panel discussed revelations that Trump’s income soared by 2.2 billion in 2025, including more than 1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures.The New York Times also revealed that the 80-year-old president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, became linked to a major tungsten mining project in Kazakhstan as the Trump administration was preparing to award it 1.6 billion in federal financing.Read more at The Daily Beast.
RTÉ News
· Jul 4, 2026
All the president's millions - Trump earns big in office
All the president's millions - Trump earns big in office
The Standard
· Jul 1, 2026
Donald Trump’s £30m income from UK golf resorts dwarfed by crypto earnings
The US president generated most of his money from digital assets, which he has promoted while in office.
Drudge Report
· Jun 29, 2026
The Don Cut Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit...
The Don Cut Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency testing how far it's come...Fuming President Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown...Family First...
PBS NewsHour
· Jul 1, 2026
Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency
President Trump's latest financial disclosure shows his various businesses generated more than 2 billion in income in 2025, his first year back in the White House. That is more than triple his reported income from the year before. The biggest gains came from the Trump family's cryptocurrency ventures. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Eric Lipton of The New York Times.
Hartmann Report
· Jul 7, 2026
The Lie That Changed America
From corporate personhood to Citizens United, the hidden story behind today's billionaire political power - and what we can do about it
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Related coverage for "Trump Made a Billion While in Office. Now Ask Yourself If Barack Obama Could Get Away With It": The Daily Beast — CNN Panel Laugh in Flailing MAGA Pundit’s Face. RTÉ News — All the president's millions - Trump earns big in office. The Standard — Donald Trump’s £30m income from UK golf resorts dwarfed by crypto earnings. Drudge Report — The Don Cut Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.... PBS NewsHour — Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency. Hartmann Report — The Lie That Changed America