The Josh Lafazan Show on YouTube - Episode 173

Trump Set to Make $3.4 BILLION From PRESIDENCY — Has VIOLATED Emoluments Clause, Congress MUST Probe
 

The Josh Lafazan Show on YouTube - Episode 173

💰 Trump’s $3.4 BILLION Presidency — The Oval Office as a Business Empire 💰

Welcome to The Josh Lafazan Show.

Donald Trump isn’t just running the country — he’s running a business empire from the Oval Office. And according to new analysis from Mediaite, Bloomberg, and The New Yorker, Trump and his family are on track to personally rake in a staggering $3.4 billion during his second term in the White House.

This isn’t speculation. It’s based on documented real estate deals, foreign investments, luxury projects, and even cryptocurrency ventures — all tied directly to the Trump brand.

So today, we’re breaking down how Trump is making his billions, why it’s a constitutional nightmare, and why Democrats in Congress are calling for urgent action.

📊 SEGMENT 1 – The $3.4 Billion Payday

Trump’s portfolio is booming thanks to his presidency:

• Trump Tower licensing deals are surging worldwide.
  
   
• New luxury projects in Dubai, Istanbul, and the Philippines are skyrocketing in value.
  
   
• Trump Organization golf courses are charging record membership fees.
  
   
• Truth Social and his crypto ventures are ballooning in market value.
  
   

The most blatant example? A $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, greenlit while Trump accepted a luxury private jet from a Qatari royal. That’s not diplomacy — that’s exactly what the Founders warned against.

⚖️ SEGMENT 2 – Conflicts of Interest Everywhere

Trump isn’t a businessman who happens to be president. He’s a president making decisions that directly enrich his businesses:

• Foreign leaders know they can curry favor by striking deals with Trump companies.
  
   
• U.S. policy toward Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE looks like it’s for sale.
  
   
• Even domestic rules on zoning, contracts, and trade ripple back into Trump’s empire.
  
   

Policy should serve the country — not the Trump portfolio.

📜 SEGMENT 3 – The Emoluments Clause

The U.S. Constitution is clear:

• Foreign Emoluments Clause (Art. I, Sec. 9): No federal official can accept gifts or payments from foreign states without Congress’s approval.
  
   
• Domestic Emoluments Clause (Art. II, Sec. 1): The president can’t receive extra payments from the federal or state governments beyond salary.
  
   

Trump is ignoring both — taking foreign business deals, luxury perks, and state-level benefits in plain sight.

🏛 SEGMENT 4 – How Past Presidents Handled This

Every modern president took steps to avoid conflicts:

• Jimmy Carter sold his family peanut farm.
  
   
• Ronald Reagan and others placed assets in blind trusts.
  
   
• Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Biden all made sure to separate business from government.
  
   

Trump? He did the opposite. He expanded his empire while using the White House podium to promote his properties.

🔥 SEGMENT 5 – Why Democrats Are Demanding Action

Democrats in Congress argue this is more than unethical — it’s unconstitutional. They’re calling for:

1. A full investigation into Trump’s finances.
   
    
2. Legislation requiring presidents to divest from private business.
   
    
3. Legal action to claw back profits made in violation of the Constitution.
   
    

The Qatar golf course deal alone looks like textbook pay-to-play corruption.

🌎 SEGMENT 6 – Why This Matters for Democracy

This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s about whether the presidency is a public trust or a personal business plan.

If Trump can walk away billions richer from deals tied directly to his presidency, what’s to stop future presidents from treating the White House like a personal ATM? That would mean government policy shaped by profit margins, not the public good.

✅ SEGMENT 7 – The Takeaway

Donald Trump could walk away from this presidency $3.4 billion richer — not from innovation or entrepreneurship, but from using the presidency as a business accelerator.

From golf resorts in Qatar, to crypto hype, to sweetheart foreign real estate deals — the Trump brand has never been more profitable.

The only question left: Will Congress step in before the presidency itself is auctioned off to the highest bidder?

🎥 OUTRO – CALL TO ACTION
If you believe no president should be able to use the Oval Office as a personal cash machine, hit like, subscribe, and share this video. Because this isn’t about partisanship — it’s about protecting democracy itself.

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