How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?

31 gizzlon 9 8/13/2025, 5:57:34 PM newyorker.com ↗

Comments (9)

SilverElfin · 1h ago
It’s hard to know because there can be many ways to make money indirectly or in time delayed ways. Who knows how much his friends and family are profiting. Each time there is some wild swing one way and then the other on tariffs, I am pretty sure someone is making a lot of money off that. Meanwhile the rest of us are taken for a ride of uncertainty.
gizzlon · 1h ago
heh, this disappeared from the front. Guess it's "too political" to talk about how the president is enriching himself and his family?

shrugs

modmodmod · 12m ago
Agreed
gizzlon · 1h ago
ivape · 6m ago
Bessent said tariffs are being paid at the dock:

"SCOTT BESSENT, TREASURY SECRETARY: Well, the check is written to the person who receives it at the dock in the US"

https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ip/date/2025-08-07/segment/...

Yeah ...

How can this be reliable, audited, and free from corruption? Anyone associated with this Admin is getting a cut either straight up (which we won't know until the full four years are over since they won't allow investigation), or discounts. They've already made AMD and NVIDIA give a cut of sales (which is crazy). It's all just too much money for them not to be thieving.

gizzlon · 1h ago
codyb · 1h ago
Cue some rambling about the Biden crime family when he hears about this article
RickJWagner · 1h ago
In fairness, the “10% for the Big Guy” issue should be explained.
avmich · 10m ago
What's that fairness issue?