Donald Trump admitted this Sunday, with striking indifference, that his wealth likely increased during his return to the White House, after the magazine Forbes published a report estimating that increase at 3 billion dollars in his first year in office.
The statement was made during the president's first extensive television interview following the midterm elections, broadcast by the program '60 Minutes' this Sunday. Correspondent Ross Douthat directly asked him about the Forbes report, which estimates that his wealth increased from 4.3 billion dollars in 2024 to 7.3 billion in the fall of 2025.
"I hardly dedicate any time to my net worth. I don’t care. I earn, I have a lot of money, much more than I ever thought I would have. And I suppose it has gone up. I don’t even know," Trump responded.
The president attributed the management of his finances to one of his sons, whom he described as "honest and a good guy": "I don't even talk about it with him. He oversees it," he stated, before adding that he has been accumulating cash "long before arriving here."
According to Forbes, the primary source of wealth accumulation was cryptocurrencies. Trump and his three sons founded the company World Liberty Financial in September 2024, which is dedicated to that sector. According to the financial statement that the president submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics —published in July 2026—, that company generated nearly 800 million dollars: over 520 million from cryptocurrency sales and about 250 million from equity sales.
This is complemented by the memecoin $TRUMP, launched on January 17, 2025, three days before his inauguration, which generated approximately 635 million dollars in royalties and licenses that year. In total, Trump reported between 1.2 and 1.4 billion dollars from crypto businesses in 2025, according to that same financial disclosure.
Forbes assessed the president's crypto and liquid assets at around 2.4 billion dollars, making them the largest category of his estimated net worth. Among his properties, the magazine valued Mar-a-Lago at approximately 650 million dollars and Trump National Doral Miami at about 500 million, while his golf clubs in the United States contribute nearly 550 million additional dollars.
The statements come at a politically sensitive time for Trump. The Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress in the elections held last Tuesday —something that hasn't happened since 2006— and have promised to launch investigations into the enrichment of Administration officials, the Trump family's crypto businesses, and potential conflicts of interest.
The fact that Trump did not establish a blind trust upon taking office in January 2025, as ethical standards for public officials recommend, has fueled criticism regarding the compatibility of his regulatory decisions on cryptocurrencies and his own financial interests in that sector.
The new Democratic majority will take control of Congress on January 3, 2027, with the power to issue subpoenas and conduct legislative hearings to investigate, among other matters, the sale of 49% of World Liberty Financial to associates of the Abu Dhabi royal family for approximately 500 million dollars.
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