Most Americans Say Trump's Crypto Profits Cross the Line: Poll

In brief

• A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 63% of respondents consider it inappropriate for Trump and his family to have profited from crypto, while 69% believe his private business interests are influencing his presidential decisions.
• Roughly half of Trump's own Republicans said they think he lets business interests sway his decisions, though about seven in 10 Republicans still called the crypto dealings appropriate.
• The results add data to a running controversy: Trump earned over $1.4 billion from ventures like World Liberty Financial and his meme coin—as the White House denies any conflicts and lawmakers wrangle over Clarity Act provisions restricting his crypto ventures ahead of a September vote.

A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump and his family have improperly cashed in on cryptocurrency since he returned to the White House, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The survey found that 63% of respondents considered it inappropriate for Trump and his family to have profited from crypto in the way they have, while 32% said it was appropriate and the rest didn't answer, Reuters reported.

A larger share, 69%, said they believe the president's private business interests are shaping his decisions in office, a group that Reuters said included two-thirds of independents and nine in 10 Democrats.