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Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency

PBS NewsHour

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July 1, 2026

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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.

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WRAL News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Fact-check: Trump credits stock market for $2B increase in wealth in 2025

Asked about a financial disclosure showing a 2 billion increase in his wealth, President Donald Trump said: Well, you know why I'm profiting? Because the stock market's going up — everybody's profiting. Do you have a 401(k)? So we're all profiting.

RedState

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· Jul 2, 2026

Trump Delivers: Higher Private Payrolls and Rising Wages in 2026

Trump Delivers: Higher Private Payrolls and Rising Wages in 2026

The Motley Fool

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· Jul 5, 2026

Here's What a $1 Million, $2 Million, and $3 Million Retirement Could Look Like

They all paint pretty different pictures.

The Daily Beast

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· 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.

Korea Times News

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· Jul 5, 2026

Trump's financial gains flow through money landscape

Trump's financial gains flow through money landscape

The Hill

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· Jul 3, 2026

Democrats seize on Trump earnings to go after GOP on affordability

President Trump raked in billions of dollars while in office over the past year, setting up a split screen ahead of the midterm elections as Americans confront rising prices and a lackluster jobs environment. Financial disclosures released Tuesday show the president made more than 2 billion in 2025, including 1.2 billion in cryptocurrency related income. It’s giving new ammunition to Democrats who want to contrast Trump’s economic experience over...

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Related coverage for "Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency": WRAL News — Fact-check: Trump credits stock market for $2B increase in wealth in 2025. RedState — Trump Delivers: Higher Private Payrolls and Rising Wages in 2026. The Motley Fool — Here's What a $1 Million, $2 Million, and $3 Million Retirement Could Look Like. The Daily Beast — Trump Voters Horrified by His Giant Cash Grab. Korea Times News — Trump's financial gains flow through money landscape. The Hill — Democrats seize on Trump earnings to go after GOP on affordability