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01/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2026 09:32

Donald Trump’s First Year is a Cash Grab for the Trump Family Arrow

In his first year in office, Donald Trump has treated the White House like his personal ATM, and as a result, his family's fortune has exploded. Since the 2024 election, the Trump family's net worth has soared by hundreds of millions of dollars.

In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:

"In 365 days, Donald Trump has never missed an opportunity to sell out the American people to enrich himself and his family. The corruption going on in his White House is staggering - from corrupt political pardons to shady business dealings - and while the Trumps and their billionaire friends rake in the cash, everyday Americans are barely getting by. Trump's brazen pay-to-play governing philosophy has been nothing short of a disaster for working families. Trump is only focused on maintaining the status quo that rewards wealthy donors and his family's businesses while turning a blind eye to the struggles of working families who are just trying to get by."

Trump's personal net worth has grown by at least $400 MILLION since Inauguration Day, while Eric Trump's net worth has increased by $360 MILLION and Donald Trump Jr.'s by $250 MILLION since their father returned to office.

Trump will do just about anything to line his own pockets and enrich his family and friends, from corrupt political pardons to shady business dealings:

  • Trump has paused investigations into companies and billionaires who have enriched his family and businesses.
  • Trump's administration has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into numerous companies linked to Trump's children.
  • Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, who has ties with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto company. Don Jr.'s best buddy was Zhao's pardon advocate to the White House.
  • Trump has leveraged foreign policy, making deals with Saudi Arabian officials after the country invested billions in Trump family ventures, while Trump's family business landed a crypto investment from the country.
  • Trump was gifted one of the biggest foreign gifts ever - a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar.
  • Trump exploited the clemency process to absolve big donors to his campaign
  • Don Jr. is involved in multiple prediction market companies, personally profiting from industries regulated by his father's administration. The Trump administration has taken a distinctly friendlier regulatory approach toward prediction market platforms compared with previous administrations. Ethics experts warn that his proximity to the president creates the appearance of potential access to nonpublic information that could move betting markets.
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