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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump family's crypto boom is even making its youngest members wildly wealthy. Just look at Barron, whose estimated fortune is now more than 800x that of the median American household:

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Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth

Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d

2025: The US president's 19-year-old son is worth an estimated $150 million.

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth

Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Sep 3

As of this morning, the president's son is now a billionaire, too. From me and @danalexander21.bsky.social (check back for more updates!)

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Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire

It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Sep 3

🚨 Breaking: “Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire In His Own Right”

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Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire

It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW from money in politics intern @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com: Energy Secretary Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid on camera to try and prove its safety. Today, he's one of three centimillionaires in Donald Trump's Cabinet. Read the full profile here:
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Here’s How Much Energy Secretary Chris Wright Is Worth

The energy secretary had to sell his extensive oil-and-gas holdings upon taking office. Now his most valuable asset is an estate in the ultraswank Yellowstone Club.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

4/4 Here's the breakdown, all the details, with additional reporting from the ever-diligent @danalexander21.bsky.social and @chasewithorn.bsky.social. You can dig into the whole list here:

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Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is The Richest Ever

The net worth of Trump’s Cabinet—made up of Wall Street financiers, former CEOs, TV hosts and one career politician—is the highest ever, even before counting POTUS.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

3/4 That's far more than Donald Trump's previous Cabinet ($3.2B) and swamps Joe Biden's Cabinet (around $110M). It includes two other billionaires, three centimillionaires, and a whole collection of businesspeople and former CEOs. There's only one career politician among them.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

2/4 The money in politics team here at @forbes.com
has been hard at work putting together net worth estimates for everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet, from the billionaires to the "mere" millionaires. Even without POTUS, it all adds up to $7.5 BILLION.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Jul 24

NEW from me for @forbes.com: Our estimate of JD Vance's net worth is up by $2 million this year, bringing it to $12 million. Dig into his newly disclosed assets and our other findings here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...

The Vice President’s Net Worth Has Increased Along With His Fame

The “hillbilly” is richer than ever thanks to a raise, strong equity markets and newly disclosed assets.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEW from me for @forbes.com: Zohran Mamdani is neck and neck in the polls with Andrew Cuomo, but not so much in terms of his finances. Here's Forbes' take on his net worth as Election Day begins to wrap up:

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Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth

Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s we...

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Jun 23

NEW from me for @forbes.com, an intervention in the NYC mayoral race discourse: how much Andrew Cuomo is worth and just how he got rich. Check it out!
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How Did Andrew Cuomo Get So Rich?

His political star soared, collapsed and now may rise again. His finances, though, have been on a steady upward trajectory, thanks to a book deal and a nuclear startup.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Jun 17

NEW from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: For the first time (we know of), Barron Trump is involved in the family business—and that means we've got an estimate for how much the 19-year-old has made from his father's crypto empire.

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How Much Is Barron Trump Worth?

Trump’s oldest children earned a couple million dollars a year working for their dad's real-estate empire. Barron Trump appears to be earning much more, much faster.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Jun 11

"How Rich Is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent?

The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities."

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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth

The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Jun 10

NEW from me for @forbes.com: One of the wealthiest members of the Trump administration has a fortune that's tough to pin down. He's likely not a billionaire, but here's what I found in my valuation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:

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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth

The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · May 31

Wondering just how much DHS secretary Kristi Noem is worth? I dug into her finances and public records for @forbes.com and have the answer: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...

Here’s How Much Kristi Noem Is Worth

Noem, who often emphasizes her rough-and-tumble rural roots, can thank her husband’s insurance business for much of her money.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · May 27

Trump Media is building a Bitcoin reserve.

So is the Trump White House.

Two fronts, one crypto strategy.

Here’s how Trump’s private company and public policy just aligned—

me, for @forbes.com

Trump Media Is Raising $2.5 Billion To Build A Bitcoin Reserve

As the pro-crypto White House moves to establish a strategic bitcoin stockpile, Trump’s media company is adopting a parallel approach.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · May 13

The always-incredible @danalexander21.bsky.social and I talked to folks who have been around Trump and planes for years and... they had not-always-PG thoughts for us. My latest for @forbes.com:
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Looking Back At Trump's Years-Long Obsession With Oversized Airplanes

As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Apr 23

New: "Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar"

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Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar

The $47 note contains about $11 worth of gold.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Apr 17

New: "Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment"

me, for @forbes.com

Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment

New SEC filings show the Trumps were granted 750,000 shares for joining the advisory board and helping the stock reach a 52-week high.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · Apr 17

With rare earths from China in the news, re-upping profiles I previously wrote for @forbes.com on Noveon, a recycler of these materials…https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2023/05/10/meet-the-texas-startup-that-recycles-rare-earth-magnets-bypassing-china/

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Apr 17

NEW from me for @forbes.com: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears to have bought, then sold, a mansion in Charleston, losing $100,000 in just over a month. I dug into the documents and what we know here:

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How Scott Bessent’s LLC Flipped A House And Lost $100,000 In One Month

South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Apr 16

Got to do some boots-on-the-ground reporting this morning when I heard my local crosswalk sound like Jeff Bezos and talk about Luigi Mangione:

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Seattle Crosswalks Hacked To Sound Like Jeff Bezos

Pedestrians pushing a crosswalk button near the University of Washington got to listen to “Bezos” spout on about not taxing the rich and even reference Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Hea...

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Apr 11

As the president declares war on the global economic order, it's worth remembering that, over the years, he's made millions from overseas deals and properties. Here's my rundown for @forbes.com of how tariffs might impact Trump-branded properties everywhere:

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Amid Global Trade War, Here Are 13 Countries Where Trump Does Business

Most of the nations where Trump has properties are seeking negotiated settlements rather than retaliating against the U.S.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Apr 4

NEW from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: We figured out how much Trump's trade war is hurting his biggest supporters. Hint: nobody is safe.

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These Donors Gave Big To Trump. They Just Lost Billions

Tariffs wiped out trillions of dollars in value Thursday, much of it held by the world’s richest people.

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