Trump’s private wealth grows as oversight of his businesses weakens
President reported $2.2 billion in 2025 revenue, much of it from crypto ventures, amid limited congressional scrutiny
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — President Donald Trump has continued expanding his personal business interests during his second term, drawing renewed concern from ethics experts about conflicts of interest and the blurring of public office and private profit.
Trump reported about $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, including substantial earnings from cryptocurrency ventures, his Truth Social platform, and other family-linked businesses, according to figures cited in investigative reporting.
His crypto activities alone reportedly generated at least $1.4 billion, even as many investors in one project suffered heavy losses.
Ethics scholars argue the core problem is not that individual transactions are illegal but that a president can use the visibility and power of the office to build family wealth with little institutional check.
Congress has provided little effective oversight, and reporting on potential conflicts involving foreign investors and Trump family properties has had limited political consequence.
A proposal to charge $100,000 for early access to Trump’s Truth Social posts drew particular criticism, since presidential statements can move financial markets, and has prompted legal challenges from press-freedom groups.
Courts have proved one of the few active constraints: a federal judge rejected key parts of an agreement that could have benefited Trump and his family in a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
Public opinion is less forgiving than Congress.
A CNN poll found about two-thirds of Americans believe Trump does not put the national interest ahead of personal gain, and his approval has fallen to 33 percent in a recent Reuters/Ipsos survey.
The November midterms could test whether Congress regains the capacity to scrutinize his conduct — a Democratic majority in either chamber would likely mean more investigations — but for now the presidency and Trump’s private interests remain unusually intertwined.
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