Forbes: Trump Earned $550M While In White House

Forbes reports:

As Donald Trump looks to reclaim the White House, key questions about his first term remain unanswered, such as how much he profited from holding onto his private businesses when he became president. Some details have emerged—how much revenue he generated, how much taxable income he declared, even rough profit estimates for certain years. But an in-depth, four-year accounting of his operating income has remained elusive. Until now.

Trump’s businesses threw off about $550 million from 2017 to 2020, according to an analysis of documents—tax returns, financial disclosures, bond filings, credit reports and internal records—many of which emerged after the former president left the White House. For Trump, who earned even more before becoming president, the money was critical, allowing him to service his debts, improve his properties, pay his kids and live like a king—all while governing the nation.

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Trump made a huge deal of donating his government salary as president. What he didn’t mention was that he was making hundreds of millions with side deals from the White House.

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