Poll finds Americans doubt Trump's ethics

An AP-NORC poll of two thousand one hundred forty adults from September twenty-fourth to twenty-eighth found that fifty-eight percent of Americans believe Trump is profiting from the presidency illegally or unethically.

Forty percent say Trump broke the law

The poll found that four in ten respondents believe Trump has done something illegal, while another eighteen percent see his actions as unethical but not illegal.

Americans say Trump prioritizes business

Fifty-six percent of respondents said Trump has prioritized his personal business interests a lot, while only twenty-three percent said he has prioritized the country overall.

Republicans less critical than other voters

Republicans were more likely than Democrats or Independents to say Trump prioritized the country overall. Only about one in ten Republicans said Trump had done something illegal.

Trump's wealth surged two point two billion

According to his financial disclosure for twenty twenty-five, Trump's total reported revenue was two point two billion dollars, compared to six hundred twenty-two million in twenty twenty-four.

Crypto ventures drove the wealth surge

Trump earned more than one point four billion dollars from crypto ventures last year alone.A business tied to the royal family of the United Arab Emirates invested half a billion dollars into Trump's crypto ventures.

Expert warns of structural conflict

Raymond La Raja, a professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst, told TIME that Trump regulating policies that directly benefit his family is worrisome and incentivizes foreign entities to invest in his projects.

“It's really a structural conflict-of-interest that he is regulating policies that directly benefit his family.”

Broader corruption concerns in government

A separate UMass Amherst poll conducted in August found that seventy-five percent of respondents noted a great amount of corruption in the federal government. Fifty-three percent ranked the presidency as the most corrupt institution.

Economy could shape midterm impact

Just twenty-eight percent of respondents approved of Trump's handling of jobs and the economy.Consumer prices were up three point four percent in August from a year earlier, according to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump's business expands in Middle East

The Trump Organization has expanded its real estate, golf, and licensing footprint in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, countries crucial to U.S.foreign policy.