President Trump has made more money while in office than most of us can even conceive of. In 2025, he took in more than $2.2 billion, according to financial disclosures that weâve been parsing here at The New York Times.
Democrats intend to make a big deal of this in the midterm elections, by accusing Trump of corruptly using his office to enrich himself as consumer prices rise and inequality widens.
A CNN poll released today found that nearly two-thirds of Americans thought Trump had gone too far in pursuing his personal business interests while president.
Trump is betting that the Democratic argument wonât land, and heâs drawing from his own experience. In January, he told several of my colleagues covering the White House that he âgot no creditâ for his familyâs decision not to conduct new business abroad during his first term. Adjusting for inflation, he made $594 million during his first full year in office (a measly sum, compared with 2025).
âI found out that nobody cared,â he said.
The $2.2 billion that President Trump made last year is more than triple the revenue he reported during the first year of his first term.
Thatâs new revenue â not his net worth. Unfortunately, Trumpâs financial disclosures donât tell us with much precision how much money heâs worth.
But the fact that a president generated billions in revenue while occupying the Oval Office is unheard of.,,,
