President Trump has acknowledged that his children possess ‘inside information’ when making investment decisions. This admission comes after a financial disclosure showed that Trump earned more in 2025 than he did throughout his entire first term as president.
The revelation isn’t particularly startling given Trump’s longstanding status as a billionaire, having built his fortune as a real estate developer before transitioning to politics in 2015. His children, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Barron Trump, are also considerably wealthy.
On Thursday, July 2, Trump made a provocative statement during a CNBC interview, just days before the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations.
This statement followed the financial disclosure that illustrated the extent of Trump’s wealth post-presidency, revealing a $2.2 billion income for 2025.
Defending his five children, Trump remarked, “I feel badly in a way for my kids. Anything they do, if they invest in a stock, because the presidency is so powerful, so big, if they buy a cupcake company, well, the energy to make the cupcakes, is you know, sort of like, ‘How’s my energy policy?’
“So, therefore you have a conflict.”
He further stated, “Almost anything they do, if they want to buy a truck, if they buy an energy-efficient truck, they have inside information.
“So it’s pretty tough in that sense.”
Earlier this week, Trump was questioned about the profits he and his family amassed from cryptocurrency investments the previous year.
The disclosure attributed $1.4 billion of his income to digital asset holdings in cryptocurrency.
Addressing reporters, Trump explained, “You know, I don’t get involved in my personal finances, we have funds that run my money.
“I made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money and I don’t talk to them.”
The 80-year-old elaborated, “I don’t even speak to them, so I have many people, you put your money in and then that’s it.
“But yes, I’ve had a great career in business.”
In a conversation with CNBC about financial accountability, Trump clarified, “My son Eric handles it. I don’t talk to him about things such as this. I think I’d be allowed to, I’m not sure even what the status is, but I don’t.”
Forbes now estimates Trump’s net worth at $6 billion, a significant increase from $2.3 billion in 2024.