Trump's grade for monetizing his presidency: A+

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Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

"President Trump uses a small, seldom-seen study just off the Oval Office as a miniature version of the gift shops at Trump properties, the N.Y. Times' Doug Mills and Ashley Wu write.

Trump shows off the merch to foreign leaders, and has been known to hand out trinkets and tchotchkes to favored visitors, like he does at his clubs.

When Doug Mills took these photos last month, goodies on display included Trump 2028 hats (two styles) ... cuff links ... and tumblers, water bottles, towels and M&M's with Trump's signature and the presidential seal."
-Axios



*The Right has tried to co-opt the phrase "You can't make this stuff up." The problem with that is the phrase uniquely applies to everything with Trump's fingerprints on it.
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daamn, really? tnx b.
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It's sobering how many Americans are marks.

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chazzed said:

It's sobering how many Americans are marks.




If true, somebody should be arrested for fraud and those scammed should be reimbursed.
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All the president's millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches | Donald Trump | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/30/all-the-presidents-millions-how-the-trumps-are-turning-the-presidency-into-riches

"Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and sometime diplomatic envoy, said recently: "What people call conflicts of interests … I call experience and trusted relationships that we have throughout the world." The Saudis have given his fund billions.

Asked to comment for this article, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said: "The media's continued attempts to fabricate conflicts of interest are irresponsible and reinforce the public's distrust in what they read. Neither the president nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest."
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And the allegation has been made that Hunter Biden bought his paintings from an art student, who he paid essentially $300,000 in royalties and passed off the works as his own.

Aren't those paintings now worthless?
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Wonder what he has arranged for himself in exchange for this rule-of-law-subverting pardon.

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Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s firm nabs $620M government contract | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/company-backed-by-donald-trump-jr-s-firm-nabs-620m-government-contract/

" Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s VC firm 1789 Capital, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, as reported by the Financial Times……

This government contract represents the largest ever made by the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital, the FT reported. This year alone, at least four 1789 companies have received government contracts, FT reported. The firm is also a backer of SpaceX and Anduril, two long-time sellers of tech to the government."

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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix

"Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing…..

Affinity Partners was not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar.….

The bottom line: WBD could be the second major takeover Kushner has been involved in this year, having previously played a key role in the take-private agreement for gaming giant Electronic Arts."


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The silly talk about measly $300k in paintings and meanwhile Trump and gang are pocketing BILLIONS.
What a farce
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Trump's Son-in-Law Pitches $112B Tech Utopia on Gaza Rubble https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-son-in-law-pitches-112b-tech-utopia-on-gaza-rubble/

*A lot of people have been saying Kushner is a straw man for Trump. Do you really think Trump lets others leverage his position of power to make billions for themselves? Kushner is a f@ucking errand boy. Trump lets the Thin White Duke get his beak a little wet.
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Trump's net worth doubles in one year... as he plays for richest presidency in history https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/trump-s-net-worth-doubles-in-one-year-as-he-plays-for-richest-presidency-in-history/ar-AA1Tts0t?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

"Donald Trump doubled his net worth to $6.6 billion during his first year back in the White House……

Trump enriched himself more than any other US president during his time in office, Axios noted, with much of it coming from cashing in on cryptocurrency investments that his three sons have been peddling……

The president is regularly featured in commercials on cable news pushing his Trump Watches, which sell for between $500 and $3,000. There was once a $100,000 Trump Victory Tourbillon watch available for purchase that was made from 18k gold and diamonds, but that style is now sold out……

Even as Trump's worth grew over the last year, investors in his companies took a hit as crypto markets and the president's technology company both fell.

Trump Media (DJT) shares fell 67 percent from the day before he took office in January through the end of 2025, according to an Axios analysis.

The president's memecoin, $TRUMP, surged in the days after its midJanuary 2025 launch but then crashed; by late 2025 it had lost nearly 90 percent of its peak value."



*Trump learned from Gaddafi (pre bayonet suppository net worth $200B) and Putin ($200B) how to use leadership as a wealth driver.
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