The Shadow Wealth of Power Recent revelations about Donald Trump's accumulation of wealth during his presidency have sparked discussion about the implications for American democracy.
Beneath this story lies a more insidious threat: the blurring of lines between public and private power. Trump's business career has been marked by bankruptcies, losses, and questionable deals.
Yet, during his presidency, he amassed a fortune in the multiple billions of dollars through payments from governments, entities with interests before the US government, and cryptocurrency investments that rapidly became worthless.