“It’s fair to say that Trump’s cronyism and kleptocratic ways are becoming a serious concern for many in the US. As The Guardian reported, Trump’s personal income in 2025 nearly quadrupled his 2024 business venture earnings, with most of the $2.2 billion gain coming from cryptocurrency schemes many have called scams. This is utterly unprecedented and almost certainly a blatant abuse of power. But it gets worse. Trump’s trades look very ‘insidery’. For example, he bought $2 million in Dell stock just before it was handed a near $10 billion Pentagon contract. The government has also given Trump’s family enormous government contracts, and a criminal Trump donor won a no-bid contract to restore the reflecting pool.”
— Musk’s Abuse of Power
