How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term

Fresh Air | By Terry Gross

Published August 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM EDT

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.

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