Trump’s $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west

According to the Guardian, Donald Trump earned more than two billion dollars in his first year back in office—from hotels, golf courses, cryptocurrency, watches, cologne, and branded Bibles. The story argues this exemplifies a growing trend: political leaders across the West who brazenly monetize public office, suggesting a collapse in the norms that once restrained such behavior.

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