It says a great deal about today’s GOP that few if any Republicans think the gargantuan growth of the president’s wealth while in office is even worth discussing, never mind contending that it represents an inappropriate blurring of his personal financial interests and the country’s interests. The Washington Post reports:
President Donald Trump’s reported income soared to more than $2.2 billion in 2025, as the president took in more than $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency, digital tokens and related partnerships, according to his latest financial disclosure forms.
The 927 pages of disclosures, released Tuesday, indicated that Trump’s income substantially increased after he reentered the White House last year.
Overall, Trump reported assets worth at least $2.4 billion and income of over $2.2 billion. His assets are almost certainly worth more, since the federal disclosure forms require only that asset values be reported in ranges that top out at “over $50 million,” which leaves the full value of the president’s holdings unclear.
In his 2024 financial disclosure, filed a year ago, Trump reported assets worth more than $1.6 billion and income of over $600 million.
For a long time, presidents put their personal wealth into a blind trust. This meant that someone the president trusted a great deal handled his investments and assets during his presidency, without regular contact with the president or consultations. Trump always presented an usual case for this sort of thing — it was not like he was going to forget which properties had his name on them — but the Trump Organization is now managed by his sons.
Trump is making it exceptionally easy for Democratic candidates in the midterms to run on the argument that the president is out of touch, has exacerbated the cost of living, and is too focused on things like his White House ballroom instead of inflation.