NPR News: 07-01-2026 5PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is defending his one point one billion dollars in crypto earnings last year. NPR's Franco Ordonez has more on the Republican leader's latest financial disclosures.

Franco Ordoñez0:13

The president said he's not the only one to make a lot of money during his time in office, arguing that he made money because the stock market is up.

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You know why I'm profiting? 'Cause the stock market's going up. Everybody's profiting. If you have a, you have a four oh one K? How's your four oh one K done? It's been up eighty-five percent. Thank you, President Trump.

Franco Ordoñez0:33

The earnings in cryptocurrency include more than five hundred million dollars related to World Liberty Financial, the crypto business founded in part by Trump and his sons. The nine hundred and twenty-seven-page financial forms also show large profits from properties bearing his name. He took in more than fifty million dollars from both his golf courses in Scotland and near Washington, D.C. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.

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There's been a surge of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. during the America two fifty celebrations. But several former military officials are urging governors to keep their troops away out of concern they'll be used in President Trump's crackdown in the city, as NPR's Cat Lonsdorf reports.

Cat Lonsdorf1:16

The letter includes signatures from 19 former service secretaries and retired officers who served under presidents from both parties. It acknowledges it's usual for governors to send the National Guard to D.C. for big celebrations, but says, quote, "The