On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing how Trump and his family are profiting off of the presidency.
According to the Center for American Progress’ Trump’s Take real-time financial tracker, over the past 450 days, Trump and his family – including Melania, Don Jr. and Eric Trump – have made over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts from selling the presidency, with this amount increasing every day.
CAP’s breakdown reports $1.3 billion from his and his sons’ involvement in the crypto industry, $400 million from a jet gifted to Trump by the Qatari government, $28 million from a $40 million deal with Amazon to license Melania’s documentary, and $90 million from legal settlements with some of the largest technology and media companies, including YouTube, ABC, Paramount/CBS, Meta, and X.
Guests:
Will Ragland, vice president of research for the advocacy and outreach department at the Center for American Progress
Resources:
The New York Times: Opinion – How Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000
The Wall Street Journal: The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
