Donald Trump’s financial gains during his latest term have sparked renewed attention following a new report. The president reportedly made over $1.4 billion in personal profit within a single year in office, raising questions about the intersection of politics, business, and influence.
How Donald Trump made $1.4 billion in one year
Donald Trump allegedly made $1.4 billion in one year since returning to office, according to a New York Times investigation. The report stated, “Mr. Trump has profited from his return to the presidency by an amount of money equal to 16,822 times the median U.S. household income.” The sources of income include cryptocurrency, foreign real estate deals, licensing agreements, media sales, and gifts.
The Times highlighted that Trump’s largest earnings came from cryptocurrency, estimating that he and his family earned at least $867 million through ventures like World Liberty Financial and a meme coin.
“It is probable that Mr. Trump has collected several hundred million dollars in additional profits from his cryptocurrency ventures over the past year,” the editorial board stated. Forbes previously reported that $2 billion of a $3 billion increase in net worth came from crypto. Eric Trump told the Financial Times that the family’s crypto earnings were “probably even larger than” the reported estimates.
In addition to crypto, the Trump Organization’s real estate deals expanded abroad. The company announced $10 billion in new projects in Saudi Arabia shortly after Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Trump dismissed concerns, stating, “I have nothing to do with the family business…They’ve done very little with Saudi Arabia, actually.”
Trump and Melania Trump also earned $28 million from Amazon for rights to her documentary Melania, following a $1 million campaign donation from Amazon’s CEO. Qatar gifted Trump a $400 million jet after his company secured a resort deal in Doha; Qatar later received U.S. approval to build at an Air Force base.
The Times noted that the $1.4 billion figure is an “underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow.” Trump rated the economy in his second term an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”
