4 July 2026

Bibles, Home Alone and perfume: Six takeaways from Trump's 2025 finances

BBC  |  Dearbail Jordan, Emer Moreau

US President Donald Trump's 2025 financial disclosure report, a 927-page document, revealed income streams during his first year in the White House. He earned over $1 billion from cryptocurrency dealings and millions from branded merchandise like his $1.8 million "Save America" book and $208,000 Trump-embossed Bible. First Lady Melania Trump generated $10.7 million from her Amazon documentary, $6 million from NFT sales, and $520,000 from her book.

Trump's report detailed 21,285 share trades, including $5 million to $25 million in Nvidia stock, coinciding with administration agreements on US chip manufacturing and China sales revenue sharing. Additionally, Trump received $86.5 million from lawsuits against Meta ($24.5m), Paramount ($16m), ABC News ($16m), YouTube ($22m), and Jack Dorsey ($8m) for post-January 6, 2021 account suspensions; some proceeds are for his presidential library and the National Mall trust. He also received $86,532 from SAG-AFTRA pensions.

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