{"id":2623003,"date":"2026-07-02T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-feels-bad-his-kids-get-criticized-for-investments\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:40:54","slug":"trump-feels-bad-his-kids-get-criticized-for-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-feels-bad-his-kids-get-criticized-for-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump &#8216;feels bad&#8217; his &#8216;kids&#8217; get criticized for investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-feels-bad-his-kids-get-criticized-for-investments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2623003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump defended his family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bigwig-donated-millions-to-black-lives-matter-then-the-company-censored-criticism-of-blms-controversial-founder\/\" title=\"Facebook Bigwig Donated Millions to Black Lives Matter. Then The Company Censored Criticism of BLM\u2019s Controversial Founder.\">financial activities<\/a> during a CNBC interview, addressing criticisms that they have accumulated billions of dollars since he assumed office in January. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent financial disclosures revealed<\/a> he earned over $1 billion from his family&#8217;s cryptocurrency business, in addition to hundreds of millions from other investments. Trump emphasized that, unlike other lawmakers, he is exempt from conflict of interest laws and expressed concern for his sons, Eric and Donald Jr., who manage his business empire. He highlighted the challenges of avoiding conflicts due to the nature of presidential power and reiterated that his children have longstanding business interests predating his presidency.Trump also discussed his decision not to renew trade agreements with Canada and Mexico and reaffirmed his refusal to take a salary during his time in office, emphasizing his voluntary sacrifice of a $400,000 annual presidential salary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> defended his family during a Thursday interview with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnbc\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnbc\">CNBC<\/a> over criticisms that they have grown their wealth by billions of dollars since he reentered office last January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, Trump\u2019s financial disclosure forms <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4631903\/trump-billions-crypto-businesses-filing\/\">showed<\/a> he earned more than $1 billion from his family\u2019s cryptocurrency venture alone, on top of hundreds of millions from other investments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4634535\/storms-splitting-white-house-ufc-fight-awesome-dana-white\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Storms splitting around White House UFC fight was \u2018pretty damn awesome\u2019: Dana White<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633524\/trump-july-4-heat-long-speech\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says 107-degree heat on July 4 won\u2019t deter \u2018really long\u2019 National Mall speech<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633329\/trump-freedom-train-roosevelt-library-photos\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>SEE IT: Trump rides Freedom Train to Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ahead of grand opening<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president, who, unlike other lawmakers, is statutorily exempt from conflict of interest laws, previously discounted allegations of self-enrichment, but he told CNBC\u2019s Joe Kernen he \u201cfeels bad\u201d for his sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., who run his business empire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery time my kids invest in a stock or they go and do anything they do \u2014 because the presidency is so powerful, so big, everything, if they buy a cupcake company \u2014 well, the energy to make the cupcakes is, you know, it\u2019s sort of like, how\u2019s my energy policy?\u201d he said. \u201cYou have a conflict, almost anything they do. If they want to buy a truck, if they want to buy, you know, they buy an energy-efficient truck \u2014 they have inside information. So it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillbilly-elegy-author-jd-vance-confirms-hes-seriously-considering-senate-run-in-ohio\/\" title=\"\u2018Hillbilly Elegy\u2019 Author JD Vance Confirms He\u2019s Seriously Considering Senate Run In Ohio\">pretty tough<\/a> in that sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI tell my kids, stay away from as much as you can stay away from, but they also have a life,\u201d the president continued. \u201cThey were doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sgt-john-mattingly-the-cop-wounded-in-breonna-taylor-shooting-tells-his-story\/\" title=\"Sgt. John Mattingly, The Cop Wounded In Breonna Taylor Shooting, Tells His Story\">business long<\/a> before I even thought of \u2014 you knew me a long time \u2014 before I thought of even running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4632767\/trump-wont-renew-trade-agreement-with-canada-and-mexico\/\"><strong>TRUMP WON\u2019T RENEW TRADE AGREEMENT WITH CANADA AND MEXICO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the interview, Trump reiterated his defense of his investment positions, noting he doesn\u2019t speak to the managers of his blind accounts, and pointed to his refusal to take the president\u2019s $400,000 annual salary across his nearly six years in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president\u2019s the highest paid person in government, and you know, by some standards, gets a lot of money. I don\u2019t. I\u2019m the only president they say that\u2019s ever given up \u2014 I gave up my salary,\u201d he told Kernen. \u201cI gave it up, and that\u2019s a lot of, you know, by some standards it\u2019s a lot of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump defends family wealth growth, denies conflicts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2623004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26182457629653.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7375,32319,5894],"class_list":["post-2623003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-criticism","tag-donald-trump","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26182457629653.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623003"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2623007,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623003\/revisions\/2623007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2623004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}