A poll indicates that 63% of Americans view Trump and his family's profits from cryptocurrency businesses as inappropriate, and 69% believe business interests influence governance.
On August 19, 2569, at 20.30:2 PM, Reuters reported that a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump and his family have unfairly benefited from cryptocurrency businesses since his return to the White House for a second term. Nearly 7 out of 10 believe his personal business interests have influenced his decisions as president.
A four-day poll that concluded on Monday found that 69% of Americans believe Trump's personal business interests influence his policy decisions. This opinion isn't limited to his political opponents; even among Trump's Republican supporters, about half share this view. Meanwhile, around two-thirds of independent voters and nine-tenths of Democrats believe his personal businesses have influenced his decisions.
The issue has garnered more attention since Trump and his family expanded their role in the digital asset industry. Last year, Trump earned more than $1.4 billion from the family's crypto businesses, including World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin. Trump himself has openly supported the crypto industry and pushed for digital asset-friendly policies during his second term.
A survey found that 63% of respondents considered Trump and his family's profiting from cryptocurrency in this manner "inappropriate," while 32% thought it was appropriate. Among Republicans, about 3 out of 10 thought it was inappropriate, while 7 out of 10 thought it was appropriate.
However, Trump insists he has not been involved in day-to-day management of the family business since returning to the presidency and that his investments are managed independently.
The White House also denied the conflict of interest allegations, stating that Trump's investments were managed by independent financial institutions and affirming that there was no conflict of interest, adding that the president made decisions with the American people's best interests in mind.
Richard Painter, former chief ethics attorney in President George W. Bush's administration, stated that the connection between business and politics under the second Trump administration was more complex than ever before, even compared to the first administration.
Meanwhile, Americans are divided on whether corruption under the Trump administration is worse than under previous administrations. The majority of Democrats believe it has worsened, while 56% of Republicans think the corruption situation has improved, or at least slightly. The remainder believe it has remained unchanged or worsened.
When asked which political party had more corruption problems, 49% indicated the Republican Party, while 41% indicated the Democratic Party.
The issue of Trump's business interests could become another political factor ahead of the midterm elections in November, which will determine which party holds a majority in Congress for the final two years of the president's term.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online between August 14–17, 2569, among a sample of 1,166 American adults nationwide. The margin of error for the overall poll was approximately ±3 percentage points, and approximately ±5 percentage points for Democrats, Republicans, and independent voters.
Reference: reuters.com
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