Trump’s wealth grew on a scale without modern presidential precedent ⁠71%

By Clara Ence Morse⁠0% Dan Diamond⁠0%

7/1/2026, 10:14:31 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 67.9% saturation with 53 hits. Analysis detected 365 faulty-reasoning hits from 78 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 63.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠71% (6,212 of 21,175 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 70.70% of the article peer group.

No past president has seen financial gains in office like those reported by President Donald Trump this week — not even Trump. 
The president’s income last year soared to more than $2.2 billion, fueled by cryptocurrency holdings and related ventures, according to his latest financial disclosure forms. 
The figures represent a vast expansion over his first term, when Trump reported still-significant income gains but on a smaller scale. 
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