How Trump has made billions as president

On this episode, The Washington Post’s Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin, James Hohmann and JM Rieger break down how President Trump is trying to remake Washington in a MAGA image – from hanging huge photos of himself from federal buildings to taking over cultural institutions and firing people, in some cases, seemingly simple for their gender or skin color.

Then, the crew breaks down Trump’s long history of financial conflicts of interest with the presidency, how he has ignored norms, how past presidents have divested from those conflicts of interest – and the vast amounts of money Trump has made in the early months of his second presidency.

Plus, the crew reveals the weirdest gifts in presidential history – and whether or not presidents got to keep them.

00:00 Intro
01:44 Trump’s big portrait on federal buildings
03:27 The big military parade set for Trump’s birthday
04:48 Trump fires Librarian of Congress
10:48 How empty government jobs go to Trump loyalists, Fox hosts
16:10 Trump’s history of profits and conflicts of interest
19:30 The history of presidents and foreign gifts
21:04 The weirdest and most luxurious presidential gifts

Author: Washington Post
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