- President Donald Trump shrugged off questions over his expanding wealth in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
- Democrats highlighted Trump's growing personal wealth as a central campaign issue during the midterms, with roughly half of voters surveyed calling government corruption a crucial factor in their vote.
- Asked how his net worth went up by $3 billion since returning to the White House, Trump claimed he doesn’t pay much attention to it and that his sons look after the family business.
- “I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don’t care. I make — I have a lotta money, and far more than I ever thought I’d have. And I guess it’s gone up. I don’t even know,” Trump said.
- He was also asked whether he thinks people from foreign countries investing in the company he co-owns with his sons are trying to buy influence. “I don’t know. But that’s true — look, every president has a problem,” he said.
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