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‘Everybody is profiting’: Trump dismisses questions about over $1bn in crypto earnings – live


‘We have funds that run my money well,’ US president says. ‘I think it’s called a “blind account” … I purposely I never speak to any of the people that run the money’

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While fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions about the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.

“We have funds that run my money well. I’ve made a lot of money before I became president,” Trump said. “They’re big institutions, and they run it … I think it’s called a ‘blind account’, but they basically they take it, and I purposely I never speak to any of the people that run the money.”

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Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Publish date : 2026-07-01 16:41:00

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