{"id":1053049,"date":"2025-05-30T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1053049"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:39:03","slug":"presidential-piggy-bank-how-much-trump-and-musk-raked-in-at-taxpayers-expense-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/presidential-piggy-bank-how-much-trump-and-musk-raked-in-at-taxpayers-expense-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Piggy Bank: How Much Trump (and Musk) Raked in at Taxpayers\u2019 Expense This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Costs are skyrocketing<\/a>, thousands<\/a> of Americans<\/a> are losing jobs, and it will only get worse<\/a> \u2014 but Donald Trump and his billionaire Cabinet are focused on only one thing: lining their pockets at the expense of the American people. From Day One, Trump has abused the presidency for his own profit and this week was no different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are Trump\u2019s top grifts of the week \u2014 and how much he\u2019s making off them: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAY FOR PLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb0<\/strong>Grift: <\/strong>Trump pardoned<\/a> Paul Walczak \u2014 a fraudster about to go to jail and pay back $4.4 million (what ever happened to getting rid of fraud? \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s Cut: <\/strong>Walczak was only pardoned after his mother paid $1 million<\/a> to Trump\u2019s political operation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFREE\u201d PLANE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb0<\/strong>Grift: <\/strong>Trump is \u201cvery proud\u201d<\/a> to accept a $400 million<\/a> luxury jet from Qatar with absolutely no idea<\/a> what it will cost the American people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s Cut:<\/strong> <\/strong>$135 million<\/a> to maintain the plane every year and potentially over $1 billion<\/a> to retrofit the plan as Air Force One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRYPTO SCAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb0<\/strong>Grift: <\/strong>After Trump promoted his memecoin from behind<\/a> the presidential seal, he sent JD Vance to Las Vegas to double down<\/a> on the Trump administration\u2019s crypto grifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s Cut: <\/strong>Nearly 40% of Trump\u2019s net worth comes from his crypto holdings \u2014 approximately $2.9 billion<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELON\u2019S GOODBYE PARTY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb0<\/strong>Grift: <\/strong>Before Musk was booted from the White House, Trump gave him billions in federal contracts (including $38.85 million<\/a> to Musk\u2019s SpaceX) and pressured<\/a> countries to give his company favorable trade terms. Musk\u2019s net worth skyrocketed<\/a> while working in the Trump administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s Cut: <\/strong>After Musk funneled<\/a> millions into Trump\u2019s campaign, he promised to give $100 million to groups \u201ccontrolled by the president\u2019s team\u201d (But unfortunately for Trump, the money \u201chasn\u2019t come in yet.\u201d<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Costs are skyrocketing, thousands of Americans are losing jobs, and it will only get worse \u2014 but Donald Trump and his billionaire Cabinet are focused on only one thing: lining their pockets at the expense of the American people. 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