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How did Trump get so rich? – podcast

Source: The Guardian Business - Published: 28 Aug 2026 07:00

In the past couple of weeks, the Trump administration has reignited its trade war with Canada, threatened an ‘economic D-day’ against Iran and watched the US national debt surpass $40tn. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has personally made billions of dollars since returning to office.Jonathan Freedland speaks to Dan Alexander of Forbes about how Trump has amassed his fortune – and what his economic record could mean for voters in the midtermsWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.comSubscribe to The Guardian Investigates podcast before the launch of season 2 of Black Box, coming next weekBuy a copy of Dan Alexander’s book White House, Inc here Continue reading...