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news Cbc World 2026-05-22

Trump Family Profiting Billions from Presidency, Watchdogs Report

Watchdog groups and media outlets report that President Donald Trump and his family have earned at least $2 billion from business ventures benefiting from his time in the White House. The profits stem from various business interests.


<img alt="Close-up photo of Donald Trump smiling" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6d5c0486-1808-47ed-b3b9-5ac07540c782,1779382176271/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C213%2C5616%2C3159%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday." width="620" /><p>U.S. President Donald Trump and his family members have earned at least $2 billion from business ventures and investments that have benefitted from his past 16 months in the White House...

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