“The personal wealth of US President Donald Trump has grown at a rate unprecedented in modern history,” read a headline on the website of the Washington Post Monday. On the same day, major mainstream media in the United States reported one after another that the White House released Trump’s annual personal financial report under the law on mandatory financial disclosure, he made at least $2.2 bn in his first year back in the White House, including $1.4 bn on cryptocurrencies alone. According to the New York Times, such a large amount shows that he has reaped huge benefits since returning to the White House. Some of the policies he has adopted in the White House have not only benefited himself and his family, but also to his close friends, senior officials and other associates, which could be a potential conflict of interest. In response, Trump said he had“Never meddled” in financial management, his wealth grew“Just like any American with a retirement fund because the stock market went up and my money was well managed by the fund company”. The White House also said in a statement: “All of these [ allegations ] are old, false narratives that Democrats and the media have been promoting for a decade.”
US President Donald Trump’s ‘Trump currency’ .
Cryptocurrencies are the number one moneymaker
According to the Washington Post, the latest mandatory financial disclosure documents show that Trump received a“Staggering windfall” in his first year back in the White House. Annual financial documents released by the U.S. Government Ethics office show that Trump actually received at least $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, that’s far more than the roughly $622 million he made in 2024, before returning to the White House.
The more than 900-page document shows that the cryptocurrency business is Trump’s number one money-making tool. Trump earned more than $1.4 bn from the cryptocurrency business in 2025, Reuters reported. He made about $635m selling trumpcoin, his eponymous cryptocurrency, on the eve of his return to the White House. Reuters estimates that the Trump family has made at least $2.3 bn from cryptocurrency-related projects since his return to the White House.
In addition to income from cryptocurrency investments, Trump made more than $620 million in related income from real estate, hotels and golf courses, the Wall Street Journal said. Trump’s investment account also ballooned last year, from $237M to more than $858M. Trump made more than 20,000 stock trades last year, averaging more than 50 a day, the documents show. His account was heavily exposed to technology stocks, particularly the“Big Seven”.
Trump has also opened up several new sources of wealth, according to the Associated Press. He has made tens of millions of dollars buying new properties overseas and governments are eager to curry favour with the US President, who has the final say on tariffs. He also made $86.5 m suing media companies. In addition, he makes a lot of money from even small things, making millions of dollars by selling various“Trump-branded” goods, books about making America great again outsell even the Bible in annual sales in the United States. Bloomberg estimates that Trump’s personal wealth has jumped from $2.3 billion in 2024 to $7.08 billion in 2026.
White House responds to criticism
Critics say Trump and his family have made billions of dollars from cryptocurrencies while the Trump administration has set rules to regulate them, the Washington Post reported, this clearly poses a serious potential conflict of interest. Over the past year, Trump has reportedly pushed for“Free financial tokens of the world” and“Trump Money”. The“Trump coin” was briefly priced at $74 when it was launched, but has now fallen 97 per cent to $1.68. The world’s free finance tokens have also fallen by about 80 per cent, wiping out other investors. According to the New York Times, Trumpcoin caused losses for 810,000 investors, totaling more than $2 billion.
For Trump’s wealth surge, democratic Senator Warren 1 called for accelerated legislation to stop such acts. “The cryptocurrency bill coming up in the Senate must stop the president and his family from profiting from it,” Warren said. Otherwise, it will only fuel its brazen corruption.” Illinois Lieutenant Governor John Stratton, a Democrat, said: “Trump is using the presidency to make billions of dollars while American families are struggling to meet their basic needs.” California Governor Newson said: The documents make clear how Trump has played with cryptocurrency, “Getting richer while his supporters have been played.”
On Monday, Trump responded to critics’ accusations that he was“Taking advantage of the presidency”, in a question-and-answer session, he played down the reason for the surge in wealth as the U.S. economy grew and stocks hit new highs under his leadership.
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement, trump“Has made the United States the cryptocurrency capital of the world through executive orders, support for legislation and other policies to drive innovation and create economic opportunity for all Americans”. “The president has always acted only in the best interest of the public. The president and his family have never been involved and will not be involved in any conflict of interest,” the statement said, “All of this is an old, false narrative that Democrats and the media have been promoting for a decade,” he said.
‘250-year-old America Needs Treatment’
Most Presidents in U. S. history waited until they left office to start making money, the Free Press said Wednesday. Bill Clinton earned more than $75m in his first decade in office from speaking engagements. After George W. Bush left office, his fortune grew by about $50 million. And the scale of Trump’s gains, even in American society, is unparalleled.
Rolling Stone Magazine says this year marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, but“The American political system is on life support.”. America is suffering from an incurable disease, corrupted by money politics: the richest 1% of households own a third of the nation’s wealth. The super-rich often pay no taxes, while ordinary Americans struggle to get by. “The disease is deep-rooted: money buys connections, connections gain influence, and influence rewrites the rules. At 250, America needs not a eulogy but a cure.”