JD is a LIAR who is LYING to YOU: 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥 Not ONLY has @realDonaldTrump used his current position to enrich himself, so has JD VANCE. AI: No. Vance’s claim that he has seen “not a single shred of evidence” (or “not once” any evidence) that Trump has enriched himself is not accurate based on public financial disclosures and independent analyses. Bottom line without spinVance’s absolute denial of any evidence of Trump’s enrichment does not match the official filings, NYT/Forbes/Reuters reporting, or the numbers. One can argue the crypto deals are legal private business activity by a pre-wealthy person, that presidents are not barred from all outside income the way most officials are, that first-term numbers went the other way, or that media coverage overstates “corruption” versus conflicts of interest. Those are distinctions. “No shred of evidence of enrichment” is not supported by the public record. Vance’s own income rose mainly via book sales from his elevated profile; Trump’s rose far more through businesses that scaled with the presidency.Trump’s documented gains in the second termTrump’s mandatory 2025 Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure (a 900+ page filing) shows his enterprises pulled in at least $2.2 billion in 2025. That compares to a minimum of about $622 million in 2024, before the second term began.politifact.comRoughly $1.4 billion of the 2025 total came from cryptocurrency ventures. Major sources include World Liberty Financial (family crypto firm co-founded with the Witkoff family around the 2024 election period): hundreds of millions from token sales (Trump-linked entity reportedly received a large share, often cited as ~75% after certain expenses) plus proceeds from selling equity stakes. One large stake sale involved a UAE-linked entity connected to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan (brother of the UAE president / national security adviser), reported around $250–260 million to Trump’s side of the deal. Timing overlapped with later U.S. chip export approvals involving the UAE. Another ~$635 million from the $TRUMP memecoin (via Celebration Coins or equivalent). Additional revenue from real estate, licensing/branded deals (including some foreign), golf properties, and other businesses.nytimes.comForbes analyses (which track billionaire net worth over decades) estimated Trump was roughly $2.7 billion richer than around the 2024 election (with a peak near $7.3 billion in September 2025 before some crypto volatility). Recent Forbes figures put him in the ~$6.5–7 billion range. Liquid assets rose substantially. The gains are concentrated in new crypto businesses launched or heavily promoted in connection with the campaign and presidency, alongside favorable crypto policy shifts (lighter regulation, stablecoin framework, reduced enforcement focus). Real-estate licensing and certain properties also strengthened with the brand.forbes.comThis is not solely passive appreciation of pre-existing assets. New ventures leveraged the presidential name, access, and policy environment. Foreign-linked deals raise classic emoluments/conflicts concerns (noted by ethics groups and reporting, even if not proven as illegal bribes). Presidents have broad latitude and Trump has not fully divested; the scale is larger than typical historical cases. In the first term, Forbes estimated a net-worth decline (roughly $3.7B to $2.5B), consistent with Vance’s reference to that period and the legal pressures.PolitiFact and similar outlets have rated related claims of “no financial gain” or that the presidency cost Trump money as false, citing the same disclosures and Forbes numbers.politifact.comVance’s own financesVance’s 2025 disclosure shows income of roughly $1.4 million to $7.4 million (excluding official salary), up sharply from the prior year’s ~$213k–$1.3M range. The dominant source was a revival of Hillbilly Elegy royalties and related advances (domestic royalties jumped into the $1M–$5M bracket from under $100k), driven by the national profile from the VP run and office. Smaller amounts came from other investments, a sale of a stake in a prior fund, etc.nytimes.comForbes has estimated his net worth around $10–12 million (modest increase from prior ~$10M figures), reflecting book income, market gains on broad ETFs (SPY, QQQ, etc.), a promissory note from his Narya Capital VC firm, Bitcoin holdings ($250k–$500k range), and real estate. He holds few individual stocks. The book windfall is real and tied to the office/fame (common for high-profile politicians who publish), but it is orders of magnitude smaller than Trump’s and does not involve equivalent new policy-tied businesses or foreign equity sales.forbes.com