Donald Trump

Republicans against Trump  - ·Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the first images of a $1 gold coin featuring Donald Trump’s face, saying the U.S. Mint will start making the coin to “honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism.”  U.S. law prohibits living people from appearing on U.S. currency. 

The Congressional Insider -   President Donald Trump has made “communism” the center of his message as the country heads toward the 2026 midterm elections. In the last two weeks alone, a Reuters review found he used the word 81 times in public remarks, from Oval Office exchanges to major speeches at Mount Rushmore and on the National Mall. He tells voters that communism is “the most serious threat to our country since its existence” and “a mortal threat to American liberty,” ranking it above past wars and terror attacks.

Trump’s language has grown most intense around the nation’s 250th birthday events. At Mount Rushmore, he warned that communism is “the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9/11,” and vowed that “America will never be a communist country.” On July 4, speaking to thousands in Washington, he compared communism to a cancer that must be “cut out fast,” then promised that citizens would “vanquish” it and keep building a “bigger and better” America.

Alternet  - Donald Trump made the transition from millionaire to billionaire when, according to Forbes, his net worth reached $1 billion in October 1988. But in 2026, Trump's net worth is more than 6 times that amount: Forbes, earlier this year, reported a net worth of $6.5 billion for him. And that is President Trump alone; the number becomes even higher when one factors in other members of the Trump family — which, according to i Paper reporter Laura Trevelyan, keeps growing richer during the second Trump presidency.

In the past, most of Donald Trump's profits came from high-end real estate. But according to Trevelyan, tech and cryptocurrencies now play a major role in his wealth. In 2025, she notes, the Trump family "made $1.4bn (£1bn) from his family's cryptocurrency businesses alone."