Trump's two-word clap back after rising scrutiny on his BILLIONS in well-timed stock trades

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 17:28, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 17:59, 1 July 2026 Donald Trump claims he's not the only one profiting during his second term after it was revealed he made over $2.2 billion in revenue during his first year back in office.  The billionaire President's federally mandated financial disclosures were released on Tuesday, showing the staggering extent of his skyrocketing wealth.  In 2024, the President's disclosures showed that he brought in at least $622 million in revenue across all fronts.  His disclosures released on Tuesday show that his revenues have grown 250 percent in a single year, and that he made at least $2.2 billion in 2025.  No modern US president has reported business revenues anywhere close to Trump's multi-billion-dollar year. Barack Obama made millions while in office mostly through book sales. Pressed on his massive fortune and incredible returns on Wednesday morning, the President noted how his funds are in a 'blind account.'     'I think it's called the blind account, but they basically they take it, and I purposely, I never speak to any of the people that run the money, but they're at big institutions and they invest in whatever they invest,' he told reporters before boarding the new Air Force One jet gifted to him by Qatar.  Unlike every president since the 1970s to hold individual stocks, Trump has not placed his assets in a blind trust, meaning he can see what he owns even though he cannot direct the trading himself.   After Donald Trump's 2025 financial dosclosures were released on Tuesday, showing $2.2 billion in reveneu, the President said he uses a 'blind account' to invest, and that he does not speak to his money managers  Roughly $1.4 billion worth of the revenue he reported came from crypto. Above, Trump is shown speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 event while campaigning Trump also saw revenue from his massive real estate portfolio. Mar-a-Lago, the President's Florida home and members-only club, brought in $77 million in revenue last year But he claimed he was not the only person cashing out 'because the stock market's going up, everybody's profiting.'  The three major stock market indices grew between 13 and 20 percent in 2025, hardly the 250 percent increase the President enjoyed.  Trump's revenue streams span several different areas, including crypto, real estate, litigation and more.  Crypto was by far and away the President's most lucrative venture - earning him much higher revenues than the real estate empire he is most well known for.  Trump's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial (WLF), a business his family members also have stakes in, threw off $799 million in revenue in 2025.  In 2024, WLF brought in $57 million in revenue. The year-over-year increase represents a dramatic 425 percent growth in revenue.  While Trump's personal and family holdings have generated record revenues, the wider crypto market has seen a sharp decline. In October 2025, crypto hit a record of approximately $4.3 trillion across the industry.  Since then, nearly half of the value has been wiped out and the total crypto market cap now hovers around $2.1 trillion.  About 70 million Americans hold cryptocurrency investments, according to Security.org.  Trump shown during the final round of the Cadillac Championship in 2026 at his Doral, Florida, golf club. The club brought in $122 million in revenue in 2025, compared to $110 million the year before The President also made tens of millions of dollars through settlements with major broadcasters and social media platforms. Paramount, the owner of CBS News, settled a lawsuit with Trump worth $16 million An investment firm linked to the United Arab Emirates government purchased 49 percent of WLF just before Trump's inauguration in 2025.  Then there's the President's meme coin $TRUMP.  His revenues from that venture netted him $636 million in 2025, according to the disclosures.  Released just before his 2025 inauguration, the coin's price took off for a short time before it plummeted back down. It is currently priced around $1.68 per coin, down 80 percent from its price a year ago.  In total, Trump's crypto ventures brought in approximately $1.4 billion in 2025.  The President also made over $14 million from licensing his name to properties in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.  Mar-a-Lago, the President's Florida home and member-only club, brought in $77 million in revenue last year. In 2024, the property brought in $50 million.  His golf course in nearby Doral, a suburb of Miami, brought in $122 million in 2025 compared to $110 million the year prior.  Trump also made tens of millions in settlements from litigation.  ABC News paid the President $16 million, $15 million for his forthcoming presidential library, and $1 million for legal fees. The settlement came after Trump accused the broadcaster of defamation.  Meta dished out $25 million for a settlement related to banning the President from Facebook following the January 6 Capitol riot. Of that sum, $22 million went to the library and $3 million went towards legal fees.  Further, X paid $10 million to the President's library and Paramount, owner of CBS, paid out $16 million, mostly to the library and legal fees, after the President accused the outlet of editing broadcasts to make him look bad.  'Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged — or will ever engage — in conflicts of interest,' White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the Daily Mail. 'President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world.'  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. 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