A Reuters/Ipsos national online poll conducted from August 14 to 17 among 1,166 US adults found a majority of Americans think President Donald Trump and his family have profited inappropriately from cryptocurrency ventures since his return to office [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. About 63% of respondents said it was inappropriate for Trump and his family to have earned from cryptocurrencies like World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin, while 32% said this was appropriate [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].

Trump reportedly earned more than $1.4 billion last year from these family cryptocurrency businesses [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Despite this, Trump has said he has had no day-to-day role in managing his family business since returning to the presidency, and that the investments are handled independently [1, 5]. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said, "There are no conflicts of interest. The President only acts in the best interests of the American public" [1].

The poll also found about half of Republicans surveyed believe Trump allows his business interests to influence his policy decisions, despite his past pledges against corruption [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. More broadly, 69% of Americans, including two-thirds of independents and 90% of Democrats, think Trump's personal business interests affect his presidential decisions [5]. Some experts on presidential ethics called the current blend of politics and business interests unprecedented. Richard Painter, a former Bush White House ethics lawyer, said, "We have seen nothing like this before, even the first Trump administration did not have such complex business interests" [1, 5].

In March 2025, two months into his second term, Trump publicly promoted his self-branded cryptocurrency, dubbing it the "Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!" on social media [1, 5]. The poll’s margin of error stood at ±3% overall and ±5% within party subgroups [2, 3, 4, 5, 6].

There is some division on whether corruption under Trump’s administration is worse than under recent presidents. Democrats mostly believe corruption has increased, while Republicans show more mixed views, with 56% saying corruption is at least somewhat improved [5]. The poll did not quantify this split explicitly in other sources.

The next major public update on public opinion or Trump’s business activities could come as campaign and policy developments unfold later this year.