US Politics
The Merchant in Chief: How a Presidency Became a Personal Profit Center
President Donald Trump's 2025 financial disclosure reveals he earned an astonishing $1.2 billion from cryptocurrency ventures, a sum that overshadows his traditional real estate income and was accelerated by his own policies and dealings with foreign billionaires and governments. This staggering personal enrichment, directly intertwined with the powers and allure of the presidency, represents a profound and terrifying corrosion of public trust, trading the sacred duty of office for a grotesque marketplace of influence.
