Majority say Trump has profited from power

Two-thirds of Americans believe President Donald Trump's business
interests are influencing his political decisions, while 63% judge it
inappropriate for him and his family to gain from cryptocurrency deals

Yes (%)
Don’t know / skipped (%)
No (%)

Do Trump’s businesses influence his decisions as president?
All adults
69
4
27

Republicans
48
51

Democrats
90
9

Independents
69
8
23

Is it appropriate for Trump et al to earn money from cryptocurrency?
All adults
32
5
63

Republicans
69
4
27

Democrats
6
92

Independents
25
9
66

Reuters/Ipsos survey of 1,166 U.S. adults nationwide on Aug 14-17.
Margin of error: ±3 points for all adults and ±5 points for other groups

Trump earned $1.4bn in 2025 from family cryptocurrency ventures,
including ​World Liberty Financial and other digital assets he has supported

TRUMP’S GROWING PORTFOLIO
Number of individual investments in annual financial filings
2025	6,181
2024	3,314
2019	112
2018	121
2017	95

Source: Reuters
Some percentage numbers rounded up
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