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From Truman's pension to Trump's billions - a White House windfall unmatched by any president
Key takeaways
- Figure caption, Trump's $1.4bn crypto earnings revealed
- Harry Truman left the White House without any income other than his Army pension of $113 (£85) per month.
- Bush put his investments in a blind trust before running for president, and said in his last week in office that he had no idea how the 2008 economic crisis impacted his net worth.
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Figure caption, Trump's $1.4bn crypto earnings revealed
Harry Truman left the White House without any income other than his Army pension of $113 (£85) per month. The 33rd US president later wrote that it was wrong to "commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency".
George W. Bush put his investments in a blind trust before running for president, and said in his last week in office that he had no idea how the 2008 economic crisis impacted his net worth.
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