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Majority of Americans Say Trump Family Improperly Profited From Cryptocurrency

Poll results intensify questions about conflicts between the president's public role and his family's crypto earnings.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams, who saved a child off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month, Nathaniel Rai, the child saved by Williams, and Nathaniel's family members in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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President Donald Trump, who made $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency in 2025, delivers remarks after the Genius Act, which sets up a regulatory framework for crypto, at the White House, July 18, 2025.

Overview

  • The Reuters/Ipsos survey released Aug. 19 found 63% of U.S. adults say it was inappropriate for President Trump and his family to profit from cryptocurrency and 69% said his private business interests influence his presidential decisions.
  • Official financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics show the Trump family reported more than $1.4 billion in crypto-related income for 2025, with large sums tied to World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP meme token.
  • The White House rejects claims of conflicts of interest, saying the president's investments are managed independently and that there are no conflicts, while continuing to press Congress for clearer crypto rules.
  • Ethics lawyers call the overlap between presidential power and family crypto earnings unprecedented, and investigators are probing related staff trading allegations including a CFTC review of a former White House aide's trades.
  • The findings sharpen political stakes heading into the midterms as Democrats make anti-corruption a theme and Republicans remain divided, and the issue could drive oversight, legislation on crypto rules, and scrutiny of conditional approvals such as World Liberty’s trust bank application.