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Trump Claims Business-Presidency Separation Amid $1B Crypto Gains

7/7/2026

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President Donald Trump cited Washington’s alleged separate desks to argue a president can keep business and duties distinct.
Disclosures showed his family earned over $1 billion in cryptocurrency last year while his sons run the Trump Organization.
He said he does not discuss the family’s business with his children, emphasizing that the presidency calls above finances and that, although he could mix business and presidential duties, he chooses not to.

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President Donald Trump cited Washington’s alleged separate desks to argue a president can keep business and duties distinct.
Disclosures showed his family earned over $1 billion in cryptocurrency last year while his sons run the Trump Organization.
He said he does not discuss the family’s business with his children, emphasizing that the presidency calls above finances and that, although he could mix business and presidential duties, he chooses not to.