US President Donald Trump's family has benefited financially from their position more than any other previous leader, writes the “New York Times“ (NYT).
Donald and Melania Trump have earned $320 million from manipulations with cryptocurrencies and memecoins alone, not counting their assets in real estate abroad and a club in Washington, where membership costs $500,000. The newspaper also attributes the income associated with Trump's presidential status to the offer of American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos to Melania Trump to make a film about her and pay a fee of $28 million. The Qatari authorities gave Trump himself a personal Boeing 747 worth $200 million. USD, which is the most expensive gift in US history, the NYT added.
Trump has made it the norm to make money from his presidential status, which could previously have caused a public scandal and led to an investigation, the NYT added. According to it, Trump has paved the way for this behavior by eliminating controls and accountability tools that could have limited his predecessors, firing government inspectors and ethics consultants and subordinating Congress, the courts and the FBI.
The White House has spoken out in Trump's defense, noting that he was a successful businessman before his presidency, so he cannot have a material interest in his position and Americans understand this. The US president continues to receive income from his sons' businesses, the newspaper recalls, adding that his family's total wealth in March 2025 was a record $ 5.1 billion. USD, which is 1.2 billion USD more than last year.