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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:44 PM 20 hrs ago

'I'm profiting': Trump admits he's made more than $1B investing while president but claims it's all 'blind' luck

Source: Yahoo.com/news

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had nothing to do with the billion-dollar windfall reported on his financial disclosures, insisting it all comes from the work of unnamed financial advisers rather than his deliberate efforts to profit from the presidency.

Taking questions from reporters traveling with him to North Dakota, and with his sons Don Jr. and Eric standing a few yards behind him, Trump maintained that he doesn't "get involved" in his own personal finances because he has "funds that run my money well."

"I've made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money, and I don't talk to them. I never - I don't even speak to them," Trump said before boarding a brand-new Air Force One for the first time on his way to tour the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The $400 million Boeing VC-25B aircraft was presented to him in Doha last year, and that gift also stirred concerns about influence-buying.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/m-profiting-trump-admits-made-154113850.html



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'I'm profiting': Trump admits he's made more than $1B investing while president but claims it's all 'blind' luck (Original Post) bif 20 hrs ago OP
Corrupt, lying sack of shit Walleye 20 hrs ago #1
He was "lucky" enough to have his hand in the cookie jar when meeded. Wonder Why 19 hrs ago #2
Selling his "meme" coin was just bribery. surfered 18 hrs ago #3
...but he can't afford to pay E. Jean Carroll............hmmm joanbarnes 17 hrs ago #4

Wonder Why

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2. He was "lucky" enough to have his hand in the cookie jar when meeded.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:00 PM
19 hrs ago

He was "lucky" enough to pressure companies and individuals to go along with all his grifts.

He was "lucky" enough to trade "donations" for pardons, positions and favors.

He was "lucky" enough to make his decisions after he and his cronies purchased/sold things.

What a "lucky" person.

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