{"id":22749,"date":"2026-01-02T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/trumps-net-worth-doubles-in-one-year-as-he-plays-for-richest-presidency-in-history\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:05:00","slug":"trumps-net-worth-doubles-in-one-year-as-he-plays-for-richest-presidency-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/trumps-net-worth-doubles-in-one-year-as-he-plays-for-richest-presidency-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s net worth doubles in one year… as he plays for richest presidency in history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Donald Trump<\/a> doubled his net worth to $6.6 billion during his first year back in the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While he’s held the title of richest-ever US president for years as a multi-billionaire, the latest figures from Forbes show that Trump has presided over the most personally-lucrative presidency in American history.<\/p>\n

Far in second is President John F. Kennedy, who through family trusts and inheritance had a net worth (adjusted for inflation<\/a>) of between $1 and $1.3 billion when he was assassinated.<\/p>\n

Trump enriched himself more than any other US president during his time in office, Axios noted<\/a>, with much of it coming from cashing in on cryptocurrency investments that his three sons have been peddling.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, Trump continues to generate more wealth through investable ventures, including Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which is the company behind his Truth Social app; and his memecoin, Official TRUMP, both of which are publicly traded.<\/p>\n

Real estate remains the most expansive aspect of the Trumps’ wealth. The president owns multiple golf courses, clubs, mansions and a winery. He also owns a Boeing 757 named Trump Force One, which he used for campaign and personal travel.<\/p>\n

When elected in 2016, the Trump Organization was put into a revocable trust managed by his children primarily middle son Eric, who serves as executive vice president.<\/p>\n

Trump never seems to run out of ideas to shake the tree for new money.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump’s net worth doubled over his first year back in office, according to a Forbes tracker of the president’s wealth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Much of Trump’s wealth remains in his real estate empire he owns multiple golf courses, private country clubs, mansions and a winery. The Trump Organization was put into a trust when he was first elected president and is managed by his children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The president is regularly featured in commercials on cable news pushing his Trump Watches, which sell for between $500 and $3,000. There was once a $100,000 Trump Victory Tourbillon watch available for purchase that was made from 18k gold and diamonds, but that style is now sold out.<\/p>\n

When he first entered the White House, Trump’s fortune was estimated at roughly $4.5 billion, but it slid over the next several years to a low point of around $2.1 billion,according to a Forbes tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By 202224, estimates had rebounded into the $34 billion range, and after his 2024 reelection his wealth surged; recent analyses place his net worth in the midsingledigit billions, with one January 2026 estimate at about $6.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Much of Trump’s recent gains come from highrisk assetsespecially cryptocurrencies and token sales tied to World Liberty Financialcombined with a revived licensing business and a stillvaluable realestate portfolio<\/p>\n

Trump’s youngest son Baron, 19, has spiked the interest of his older brothers and father’s in cryptocurrencies and memecoins.<\/p>\n

Eric and Don Jr. have appeared alongside World Liberty Financial’s leadership at promotional events and have touted a large token deal with a public company tied to what the firm calls its WLFI ‘treasury strategy.’<\/p>\n

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A large portion of the new wealth comes from cashing out on his cryptocurrency investments, according to Forbes. Pictured: Trump signs the GENIUS Act on July 18, 2025 to pave the way for widespread use of cryptocurrencies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trump’s sons Eric and Don Jr. have championed use of cryptocurrencies and memecoins even celebrating the opening belloutside the Nasdaq building in August when it adopted the new $WLFI Treasury Strategy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trump also signed the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act), the first federal law creating a regulatory framework for U.S. payment stablecoins, which supporters say will encourage broader mainstream use while critics warn it is too lenient.<\/p>\n

Even as Trump’s worth grew over the last year, investors in his companies took a hit as crypto markets and the president’s technology company both fell.<\/p>\n

Trump Media (DJT) shares fell 67 percent from the day before he took office in January through the end of 2025, according to an Axios analysis.<\/p>\n

The president’s memecoin, $TRUMP, surged in the days after its midJanuary 2025 launch but then crashed; by late 2025 it had lost nearly 90 percent of its peak value.<\/p>\n

Over the same period, dogecoin – the largest memecoin by market value – also slumped, losing roughly two-thirds of its value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:15 EST, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 15:05 EST, 2 January 2026 Donald Trump doubled his net worth to $6.6 billion during his first year back in the White House. While he’s held the title of richest-ever US president for years as a multi-billionaire, the latest figures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-donald-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}