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How Trump & Family Rake In Money from Gulf States, Crypto & Real Estate

2025-05-13 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt As President Donald Trump meets with leaders in the Middle East this week, we look at how his administration and family have opened wide to foreign powers and wealthy interests willing to spend big to gain influence. Top buyers of Trump's novelty cryptocurrency have spent millions as part of a contest to have dinner with the president. Trump's sons Donald Jr. and Eric have also signed a number of deals around the world, trading on the family's name and influence, and son-in-law Jared Kushner has taken in billions in investment from Gulf states. "There's very little restraint at the moment," says New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton, who is tracking the deals. "They're just pursuing as many profitable deals as they can find." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@LisandroJurado-c8m 2025-05-13

Well, if it happens in Latin America, US government calls it corruption.

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@neko19671 2025-05-13

Americans are finding out that those checks and balances are a mirage.

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@Kittiesinclair5 2025-05-13

Being ‘the richest man in the world’ is not something to be proud of. We should stop talking about it as if it is. Start villifying and un-normalizing the condition so that a more reasonable economic condition can become normal.

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@TheJonnyEnglish 2025-05-13

I mean what did people expect when the reality tv celebrity who puts his name on everything became president

141 4 replies
@commonsense7298 2025-05-13

All of this is so difficult to hear and brings me to tears, as little kids are dying from starvation, people are getting laid off and losing their benefits and these grifters are getting rich off of the hardships of others. How anyone can still support these people is difficult to fathom.

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@Shihtzu99 2025-05-13

The amount of corruption is just impossible to keep track of.

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@laurencea9005 2025-05-13

He went to collect more money and more gifts for him and his family.

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@BZZZ25 2025-05-13

All we’ve learned is that the laws mean nothing unless Congress wants to enforce them. We keep talking about it but nothing will be done about it.

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@jimough2441 2025-05-13

The sad result of this trip is that so many people think this is politics as usual.

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@danielpastorius1795 2025-05-14

This is disgusting and our Cowardly Congress and SCOTUS are letting it happen.

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