Trump by any standards has been the most corrupt president in the history of the United States. What’s remarkable is that it’s done with little effort to hide it. It’s this corruption that appears to finally be motivating his supporters to turn against him. Regardless of party affiliation, most everyone understands corruption when they see it. Based on a recent poll, 76% said the description of corruption applies to Trump.
1. Crypto profits: Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures generated roughly $1.4 billion, most reportedly from anonymous sources, raising questions about who is funneling money to the president.
2. $TRUMP memecoin dinners: Trump hosted paid access events for memecoin holders, including a 2026 Mar-a-Lago gathering where attendees could buy additional access through Trump-branded merchandise.
3. Truth Social “market-moving” data feed: Trump Media announced plans to sell Wall Street firms early access to Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts for $100,000/month.
4. Binance stake talks: The Trump family reportedly discussed acquiring a stake in crypto exchange Binance while its founder lobbied Trump for a pardon.
5. Kazakhstan tungsten mining deal: The U.S. reportedly backed $1.6 billion in federal financing for a Kazakhstan mining operation in which Trump’s two eldest sons held a 20% stake.
6. Defense contracts to Trump-linked companies: The Air Force signed a contract with Powerus, a drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, for military interceptor drones.
7. G20 at Doral: Trump selected his own Doral resort in Miami to host the 2026 G20 summit, directing foreign government spending to his private property.
8. Scotland golf course trip: Trump opened a new Trump-branded golf course in Scotland during a taxpayer-subsidized five-day European trip built around promoting his properties.
9. Melania Trump documentary deal: Amazon reportedly paid $40 million for rights to a documentary about the First Lady, with her set to personally receive 70% of that fee.
10. TikTok deal fees: The administration was reportedly positioned to receive up to $10 billion in fees from investors as part of a deal restructuring TikTok’s U.S. operations.
11. Diamond ring gift amid tariff exemption: Trump received an 18-karat gold, diamond-encrusted ring from a diamond industry group shortly before the administration announced tariff exemptions on European diamonds.
12. Venezuela oil statement: After U.S. intervention in Venezuela, Trump posted that oil revenue “money will be controlled by me,” raising concerns about personal control over state resources.
13. Suing his own IRS: Trump and his sons sued the IRS and Treasury Department while Trump simultaneously controlled the agencies being sued; the DOJ settled out of court in a move critics called a conflict of interest.
14. $23B arms sales bypassing Congress: The administration pushed through weapons sales to the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan by declaring an emergency tied to the Iran war, sidestepping normal oversight.
15. Inaugural committee donations: Large corporate donations to Trump’s inaugural committee (including Capital One) preceded favorable regulatory outcomes for some donors.
16. Capital One CFPB case dropped: After Capital One donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, the administration ended a consumer-protection case against the company.
17. 467 potential conflicts across the cabinet, per a Campaign Legal Center review — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick alone accounted for 106.
18. Hegseth’s broker sought defense-fund investment: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broker reportedly sought a multimillion-dollar personal investment in a fund tied to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman shortly before a U.S.-Israel strike on Iran.
19. Jared Kushner’s dual role: Kushner represented the administration as a private citizen while simultaneously seeking foreign investment for his own firm, Affinity Partners.
20. Steve Witkoff’s UAE tech deal: Senators alleged the Middle East envoy may have personally benefited financially from a tech-transfer deal he helped broker with the UAE.
21. Elon Musk’s conflicts (during DOGE tenure): As a special government employee, Musk was accused of promoting his own companies (Tesla, Starlink) while holding federal access and influence.
22. Pentagon recruiting of Wall Street bankers: Bankers were reportedly offered “unmatched access” to officials and foreign investors while helping manage up to $200 billion in government-linked investments.
23. Trump’s individual stock trades: Senators Warren and Garcia flagged roughly 30 examples of suspiciously timed stock trades by Trump, citing insider-trading and market-manipulation concerns.
24. Greek Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle: Guilfoyle, Trump Jr.’s former fiancée and now U.S. ambassador to Greece, faces Wall Street Journal reporting alleging she repeatedly promoted a specific Greek firm, Aktor, for U.S. LNG contracts, while a close associate who accompanied her to official meetings was revealed to be an undisclosed paid lobbyist for that same company — later expanding his lobbying client list and reporting over $440,000 in related income. Separately, she’s alleged to have told Greek officials the U.S. engineered Romania’s government collapse and could do the same in Greece — a claim her lawyer disputes and Greek officials deny.