On this edition of Your Call’s Authoritarian Playbook series, we discuss how Trump and his family are profiting off of the presidency. In his first year back in office, Trump made more than $2.2 billion, which is nearly triple what he reported earning during the first year of his first term.
This comes as 49 percent of US families report that they can’t afford basic necessities, according to the Urban Institute.
Guests:
Russ Buettner, investigative reporter for The New York Times, and co-author of Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered his Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success
Tom Bergin, investigative journalist for Reuters, and author of two books: Spills & Spin: The Inside Story of BP and Free Lunch Thinking: 8 Economic Myths and Why Politicians Fall for Them
Resources:
Center for American Progress: Trump’s Take
The New York Times: How Trump Is Getting Richer in Office
Reuters: Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t
The New Yorker: The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed By Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure
The Intercept: Trump’s Truth Social API Is a Blatantly Corrupt Favor to Wall Street
The New York Times: Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.
The New York Times: Donald Trump Jr.’s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200%
The New York Times: Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S.
The Guardian: ‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund
