Poll: Most Americans Say Trump and His Family Went Too Far on Crypto Profits

A majority of Americans say Donald Trump and his family have gone too far in profiting from crypto since his return to the White House, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Reuters said 63% of respondents found that kind of crypto profit inappropriate. Another 32% said it was appropriate, and the rest did not answer. The survey also found that 69% of respondents believe Trump’s private business interests shape his decisions in office. Reuters said that group included two-thirds of independents and nine in 10 Democrats. One result cut across party lines: about half of Trump’s fellow Republicans said they think he lets his business interests influence his decisions. Even so, roughly seven in 10 Republicans said the family’s crypto dealings were appropriate. Reuters said the online poll surveyed 1,166 U.S. adults from Aug. 14 to 17 and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. The numbers add to a controversy that has followed Trump’s second term. Financial disclosures released earlier this year showed he earned more than $1.4 billion from crypto ventures including World Liberty Financial and his self-branded meme coin. Those figures have prompted repeated Democratic efforts to rein him in, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s push to bar elected officials from launching meme coins and Senate Democrats’ calls for hearings into what they described as massive presidential crypto profits. The White House rejected any suggestion of impropriety. Spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement that there are no conflicts of interest and that Trump acts only in the public’s interest, Reuters reported. Trump has also said he plays no day-to-day role in the family business and that his investments are independently managed. The poll lands as ethics questions collide with policy. Lawmakers are still debating provisions in the Clarity Act that would restrict the president’s crypto ventures ahead of a Senate vote next month.