John Oliver Dives Into Trump's Crypto Empire and the Push for Guardrails
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On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver exposes how Trump and his family have built a crypto-heavy portfolio around meme coins and World Liberty Financial, highlighting massive personal gains (over $2.2B in the first year back, with about $1.4B from crypto ventures) alongside billions in losses for ordinary investors, plus overseas deals and chip-arm collaborations; he argues these conflicts of interest demand stronger guardrails as crypto regulation shifts from the SEC to the CFTC under the CLARITY Act.
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- In 2017, most of the revenue President Trump’s businesses generated came from his domestic golf and real estate portfolio. By the first year of his second term, his business holdings had transformed and expanded in areas where he wields immense power. T facebook.com
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