Going back to his days as a celebrity real estate developer, President Donald Trump has long used his wealth as a cudgel to get what he wants, whether it be from contractors, legal adversaries or Republican rivals for office. As a candidate for the presidency in 2016, he claimed that his wealth would insulate him from special interest corruption since he could not be bought — though he has certainly not behaved like someone who is satisfied with the amount of money he already has. Early in his second term as president, Trump's policy-making efforts are increasingly hard to distinguish from his family's wealth-making enterprises, as when the government of Vietnam approved a $1.5 billion Trump Organization development proposal in advance of trade negotiations in May 2025. He has also aggress

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