‘Americans Don’t Care’: New Report Shows Trump’s Pockets Became Heavier as American Families Lost Over $200 Billion to ‘Rising Costs’
While Americans search their sofa cushions in the hopes of finding some small change, Donald Trump apparently has his pockets full. According to a new article by Meidas Touch, which references calculations from the Joint Economic Committee. Trump’s financial disclosure for the year 2025 shows an astounding income of approximately $2.2 billion, three times as much as he made in 2024. They also quote Forbes, which reports that 2025 was “the most lucrative year of his life.”
On the flip side, the article states that an average American family lost around $1,625 last year. If the numbers are applied nationwide to the estimated 134.8 million US familes/households, that adds to an estimated $219 billion.
But where did Trump’s money come from? The article says a big portion of his 2025 earnings came from cryptocurrency memecoin $Trump, which earned him around $636 million. Additional income allegedly also came from hosting events at his properties for himself and the Republican Party. Trump is also said to have profited from “significant transactions” between his family-owned business and foreign entities, including foreign governments.
Trump also got rich off of suing news outlets in 2025
Although the Meidas Touch article does not address it, a piece published by The New Republic highlights that Trump earned over $86 million in 2025 from suing media outlets. The report emphasizes that the majority of these earnings came from his First Amendment lawsuits against media companies that had deplatformed him after the January 6, 2021, riot.
Trump reportedly received $24.5 million from Meta, $22 million from YouTube, and $8 million from X (Twitter) as part of settlements. Additionally, he earned $16 million from his 2024 settlement with CBS over the editing of Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview. Trump also made $16 million from a settlement with ABC News, which was triggered by George Stephanopoulos’s use of the phrase “liable for rape” in relation to Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case.
The losses Americans faced in comparison
According to Meidas Touch, Americans lost money because they had to pay much higher prices for goods and services due to some of the policies introduced by Trump, including his stringent tariffs, which caused costs to skyrocket. These higher tariff costs were further increased by tax cuts favoring the top 0.1 percent of earners, with Republicans partly offsetting them by reducing health care funding.
Regarding healthcare, the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding led to higher premiums and even some individuals losing their health insurance entirely. In 2026, Americans continue to bear the costs of the current administration as the United States fights a long fight in Iran.
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