According to a thorough study by The New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family are estimated to have earned an astounding $3.4 billion while in the White House. According to the investigation, the funds were obtained through a variety of transactions, investments, and commercial ventures that probably would not have occurred in the absence of Trump as president.
The Trump Organization secured profitable deals during and after his administration in the Persian Gulf, including hotels and golf courses in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, which provided some of the largest windfalls.
The story also mentions expensive presents that were given to the family, such as a Boeing 747-8 from the royal family of Qatar, which is valued at well over $100 million. Additionally, Trump’s foray into NFTs and bitcoin became a personal gold rush.
Melania Trump’s $MELANIA memecoin reportedly made an additional $65 million, while his $TRUMP memecoin reportedly made at least $320 million. Additionally, a Saudi fund headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a huge $2 billion investment in Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, which is thought to have increased the family’s total take by almost $320 million.
Not excluded from the action was Donald Trump Jr. Even though it was far smaller in scope than the other endeavors, he started an exclusive private members club that generated about $500,000 annually. Other family-affiliated companies also contributed; according to reports, a venture capital firm called 1789 Capital and an online gun seller called GrabAGun contributed close to $20 million.
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The jewel in Trump’s commercial empire is Mar-a-Lago, which is estimated to have made around $125 million through memberships, expensive fundraisers, and throwing parties for well-to-do and politically connected people.
The data, according to critics, clearly show that the president’s tenure in office turned into an accelerated family business opportunity. That notion was rebutted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who charged that the media were fabricating a scandal. She told the Daily Beast that the President and his family have never had conflicts of interest and never will, and that the reports were reckless and detrimental to public confidence.
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However, that defense isn’t being accepted by everyone. “Trump is in a league of his own when it comes to using public office to cash in personally,” Fred Wertheimer, a seasoned voice in the ethics reform space, told The New Yorker. According to Wertheimer, Trump is unique when it comes to utilizing his position in government to increase his personal wealth. Additionally, he contended that Trump’s unrelenting emphasis on brand monetization during his time in the White House clearly conveyed to donors and investors the possibility that their money would be used for political purposes.
Trump, who has three marriages and five children, has amassed a fortune that will provide years of comfort for his descendants. His decades in real estate and branding prior to entering politics account for a large portion of that riches, but his presidency greatly increased the family fortune in ways that few could have predicted.
There is no doubting that Trump’s years in the White House were as profitable for his inner circle as they were momentous for American politics, regardless of whether the general public views it as a clear conflict of interest or as commercial brilliance.
