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Since President Trump took office, people with money have been cozying up to him — from tech billionaires donating to his inauguration fund, to Qatari royals offering him a $400 million plane. And Trump’s newfound love of cryptocurrency is providing an easy vehicle to get money into his and his family’s coffers. Dana Milbank, Molly Roberts and James Hohmann discuss the return on investment people are getting (or not) for trying to curry favor with the president.
Additional reading by our columnists:
Molly Roberts: With crypto, Democrats finally put up a fight
Dana Milbank: As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life
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Since President Trump took office, people with money have been cozying up to him — from tech billionaires donating to his inauguration fund, to Qatari royals offering him a $400 million plane. And Trump’s newfound love of cryptocurrency is providing an easy vehicle to get money into his and his family’s coffers. Dana Milbank, Molly Roberts and James Hohmann discuss the return on investment people are getting (or not) for trying to curry favor with the president.
Additional reading by our columnists:
Molly Roberts: With crypto, Democrats finally put up a fight
Dana Milbank: As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life
Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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