Trump says outside funds 'run my money' after disclosure shows billions in 2025 revenue
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- Trump disclosed at least $2.2 billion in 2025 revenue, up from at least $622 million in 2024, according to analyses by The New York Times and other outlets of his 927-page disclosure
- Cryptocurrency accounted for roughly $1.2 billion of the surge, including ~$580 million from World Liberty Financial—the family co-founded company behind the WLFI governance token and USD1 stablecoin—and $635 million in royalties from 'Celebration Coins' tied to CIC Digital LLC
- Trump said 'big institutions' manage his money in 'blind accounts' and he 'never speaks' to them, attributing his profits to a rising stock market and noting the SEC figure that 54.4% of Americans are invested
- Trump's disclosure listed hundreds of stock transactions, some valued between $5 million and $25 million, including an Amazon stock purchase of $500,000–$1 million on Sept. 23—the same day a federal trial began on allegations that Amazon deceived customers about Prime memberships
- Trump's previous disclosure, released in May and covering Q1 2026, also drew conflict-of-interest concerns, all of which the White House has denied; Trump ignored a Wednesday question about conflicts of interest
Why it matters: The $2.2 billion in 2025 revenue—roughly $1.2 billion of it from crypto ventures connected to Trump's own family companies—puts fresh pressure on the conflict-of-interest debate, especially alongside a $500K–$1M Amazon stock purchase logged the same day a federal trial against Amazon opened. The 'blind account' defense does not address why disclosure timing keeps coinciding with market-moving events.
