Inside Trump's self-dealing presidency
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Since taking office, President Trump’s wealth has grown by at least $1.4 billion. There have been overseas real estate projects, a Trump phone that doesn’t exist and a Trump-branded cryptocurrency. Conflicts of interest or corruption?
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| 0:00.0 | Some follow the noise. |
| 0:03.3 | Bloomberg follows the money. |
| 0:05.4 | Because behind every headline is a bottom line. |
| 0:09.3 | Whether it's the funds-fueling AI or crypto's trillion-dollar swings, |
| 0:13.8 | there's a money-side to every story. |
| 0:16.5 | And when you see the money-side, you understand what others miss. |
| 0:22.3 | Get the money-side of the story., you understand what others miss. Get the money side of the story. |
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| 1:16.3 | This is on point. I'm Magna Chakra Bardi. |
| 1:23.7 | In 2024, President Donald Trump's net worth was between $2.4 to $3.9 billion. |
| 1:27.1 | Then he was re-elected to the presidency. |
| 1:29.6 | And in the one year and four months since he took office for the second time, that net worth has soared to between six and a half |
| 1:36.9 | to $7.3 billion. It is time now for money power politics. And as the Iran war enters, third month, we are once again asking the question that I ask almost every night on this show. |
| 1:50.0 | Is this White House for sale? |
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